Definition of Prematurity

1. Noun. The state of being premature.

Exact synonyms: Prematureness
Generic synonyms: Immatureness, Immaturity
Derivative terms: Premature, Premature, Premature, Premature

Definition of Prematurity

1. n. The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.

Definition of Prematurity

1. Noun. the condition of a baby being premature ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prematurity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prematurity

premature antifascist
premature baby
premature birth
premature births
premature infant
premature labor
premature labour
premature ventricular contraction
prematurely
prematureness
prematurenesses
prematures
prematurities
prematurity (current term)
premaxilla
premaxillae
premaxillaries
premaxillary
premaxillas
premeal
premeasure
premeasured
premeasures
premeasuring
premechanization
premed
premedic
premedical

Literary usage of Prematurity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practice of Obstetrics: Designed for the Use of Students and by James Clifton Edgar (1916)
"prematurity. Introduction.—The premature expulsion of the contents of the uterus is necessarily fatal before a certain period at which the fetus becomes ..."

2. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann, Henry Larned Keith Shaw, Linnæus Edford La Fétra (1908)
"AS MASCHKE, CLEVELAND, O. prematurity and congenital debility are often looked upon as synonymous terms. However, it is apparent from the very meaning of ..."

3. Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families by Vickie Kropenske, Judy Howard (1995)
"prematurity prematurity is defined as birth at less than 37 weeks of ... prematurity in and of itself poses a distinct set of biological risks that can ..."

4. Fables in Song by Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1874)
"prematurity. 1. IP aught in nature be unnatural, It is the slaying by a springtide frost Of Spring's own children : cheated blossoms all, Betray'd i' the ..."

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