Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being premature, or too early in development.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness.
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- noun the condition of a baby being
premature
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- noun the state of being premature
Etymologies
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Examples
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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A premature infant with retinopathy of prematurity is examined by a pediatric opthamologist.
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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This collaborative encouraged cooperation and communication between pediatricians and obstetricians, which helped because the pediatricians (who get stuck taking care of babies with the problems of late-term prematurity) got to drive the point home to the obstetricians (who deliver the babies and often don't learn about the problems that develop later).
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Vermont Gets an 'A' for Reducing Preterm Births M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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The study "reminds us that prematurity is a very significant health problem that lasts a lifetime," says David Adamkin, a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics, who was not involved in the paper.
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Retinopathy of prematurity occurs when premature babies with immature retinas experience an obstruction in blood flow into the retina.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Cynthia was born preterm and suffers from retinopathy of prematurity, which is essentially a damaged retina.
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