full-term
Americanadjective
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of or noting the entire duration of normal pregnancy.
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serving the complete designated term of office.
He was not a full-term president.
Example Sentences
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According to NHS England, premature babies are three times more likely to go to hospital with RSV and are 10 times more likely to need intensive care compared with full-term babies.
From BBC
There are 400 families taking part in the study – 300 of them with preterm babies, the rest full-term births.
From BBC
The rest of the mothers did not have preeclampsia though 23 still experienced a preterm birth and a control group of 13 had full-term deliveries.
From Science Daily
The woman, 38, who was in the full-term of her pregnancy, was driving a car which was hit by an unmarked police car on 17 October on Kidbrooke Park Road, Eltham.
From BBC
An ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition; there is no way that an ectopic pregnancy can become a full-term pregnancy.
From Salon
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