Definition of Perinatology

1. Noun. The branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium.

Generic synonyms: Midwifery, Ob, Obstetrics, Tocology
Derivative terms: Perinatologist

Definition of Perinatology

1. Noun. a branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Perinatology

1. The branch of medicine dealing with the foetus and infant during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perinatology

perinaea
perinaeum
perinasal
perinatal
perinatal care
perinatal death
perinatal medicine
perinatal mortality
perinatal mortality rate
perinatal transmission
perinatally
perinate
perinatologist
perinatologists
perinatology (current term)
perinea
perineal
perineal artery
perineal body
perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
perineal flexure of rectum
perineal hernia
perineal lithotomy
perineal muscles
perineal nerves
perineal raphae

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