full-term
[ foo l-turm ]
/ ˈfʊlˈtɜrm /
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adjective
of or noting the entire duration of normal pregnancy.
serving the complete designated term of office: He was not a full-term president.
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Examples from the Web for full-term
If the female pelvis were exactly like the male pelvis, a full-term living child could never pass through it.
Woman|William J. RobinsonShe had had nine full-term pregnancies, the last one thirteen months previously.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall WarfieldIt is not unusual for a full-term child not to breathe for even an hour or longer after birth.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin MalleyThey are often very difficult to find, but it is easiest to do so in a perfectly fresh, full-term foetus or young child.