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neonatal
adjective neo·na·tal \ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-təl\
medical : of, relating to, or taking care of babies in the first month after their birth
Full Definition of NEONATAL
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth <neonatal mortality>
— neo·na·tal·ly \-təl-ē\ adverb
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First Known Use of NEONATAL
1894
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neonatal
adjective neo·na·tal \ˌnē-ō-ˈnāt-əl\
Medical Definition of NEONATAL
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth <neonatal jaundice> <neonatal death>—compare prenatal, intranatal, postnatal
—neo·na·tal·ly \-əl-ē\ adverb
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