perinatal

[ per-uh-neyt-l ]

/ ˌpɛr əˈneɪt l /

adjective

occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.

Nearby words

perimorph, perimyelitis, perimyositis, perimysiitis, perimysium, perinatal, perinatal medicine, perinatology, perinde, perineal artery, perineal gland

Origin of perinatal

First recorded in 1950–55; peri- + natal

Related formsper·i·na·tal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for perinatal

Then, as now, an attitude of complacency around maternal and perinatal mortality gets in the way of action.
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British Dictionary definitions for perinatal

perinatal

/ (ˌpɛrɪˈneɪtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the period from about three months before to one month after birth

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Word Origin and History for perinatal

perinatal

adj.

1952, from peri- + natal.

Medicine definitions for perinatal

perinatal

[ pĕr′ə-nāt′l ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth.

Related formsper′i•na′tal•ly adv.