prematurity
Americannoun
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the state, quality, or time period of being premature.
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in humans, the state of having been born before 37 weeks gestation.
Example Sentences
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In 2024, for example, more than 700 newborns died from spontaneous bleeding in their brains, which could have been complicated by liver disease or prematurity.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
The central bank left its policy rate unchanged March 18, citing prematurity to assess the war’s economic effect and contained energy cost risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Researchers have identified multiple factors linked to increased risks of the disorder, including older parental age, infant prematurity and parental exposure to air pollution and industrial solvents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The 36-year-old, who earlier this month was appointed as the new patron of prematurity charity Borne, said she was now trying to put a spotlight on female health.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
It is a proof of the prematurity of his powers, that he entered Trinity College, Dublin, at the age of thirteen, where his compositions attracted attention from the extent of classical lore which they discovered.
From Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Gilfillan, George
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