DEFINITIONS

neonatology

[ nee-oh-ney-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌni oʊ neɪˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.

Words nearby neonatology

neonatal medicine, neonatal mortality rate, neonatal tetany, neonate, neonaticide, neonatology, neoorthodox, neoorthodoxy, neopaganism, neopallium, neophilia

Origin of neonatology

First recorded in 1955–60; neonate + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM neonatology

ne·o·na·tol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for neonatologist

neonatology
/ (ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the development and disorders of newborn babies

Derived forms of neonatology

neonatologist, noun
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Medicine definitions for neonatologist

neonatology
[ nē′ō-nā-tŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The branch of pediatrics that deals with the diseases and care of newborns.neonatal medicine

Other words from neonatology

ne′o•na•tol′o•gist n.
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Science definitions for neonatologist

neonatology
[ nē′ō-nā-tŏl′ə-jē ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of newborn infants.
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