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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Opening an inquest in Crook, County Durham and Darlington senior coroner Jeremy Chipperfield heard the baby was full-term but it was not clear if he had been stillborn.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Bed-sharing has been found to be less risky for full-term infants in nonsmoking, sober homes who are exclusively breastfed: Check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
The preterm births were categorized into gestational age subcategories: 24-27 weeks, 28-31 weeks, 32-33 weeks and 34-36 weeks and compared with the full-term births, 37-41 weeks.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
An ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition; there is no way that an ectopic pregnancy can become a full-term pregnancy.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Hochstetter describes a full-term, living male fetus with cutaneous defect on both sides of the abdomen a little above the umbilicus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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