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neonate definition
neo·nate (nē′ō nāt′, nē′ə-)
Related Forms:
- neonatal ne′o·na′·tal adjective
- neonatally ne′o·na′·tally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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neonate Usage Examples
Possessives
- behavior: We found that the neonates ' behavior raised the risk of subsequent depression in the vulnerable group of mothers over three-fold.
Converse of object
- expose: Chickenpox is most serious for pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals and exposed neonates, who are at risk of severe, disseminated disease.
Adjective modifier
- premature: More premature neonates are likely to develop a more severe form of disease ( ' threshold disease ' ).
Preposition: with
- problem: Project Objectives The project will deal with two distinct groups, patients with cardiac problems and neonates with surgical problems.
Noun used with modifier
- term: Awaiting the onset of labor appears to be beneficial in preventing respiratory morbidity in term neonates delivered by elective cesarean section.
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- Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
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neonate. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary
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