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NEONATAL PERIOD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first 28 days of life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("neonatal period" is a kind of...):

time of life (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)

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 Context examples: 

An abnormality of the genitourinary system that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Genitourinary Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormality of the digestive system that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Gastrointestinal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormality of the nervous system that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Nervous System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormality of the respiratory system that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Respiratory System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A skin abnormality that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Skin Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Hepatitis developing during the neonatal period.

(Neonatal Hepatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital metabolic detected in the neonatal period that is characterized by the presence of a meconium ileus.

(Cystic Fibrosis with Meconium Ileus, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormality of the musculoskeletal system that is present at birth or detected in the neonatal period.

(Congenital Musculoskeletal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)