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NEONATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A baby from birth to four weeks
Synonyms:
neonate; newborn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("neonate" is a kind of...):
babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neonate"):
liveborn infant (infant who shows signs of life after birth)
low-birth-weight baby; low-birth-weight infant (an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age)
postmature infant (infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency)
preemie; premature baby; premature infant; premie; preterm baby; preterm infant (an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)
SGA infant; small-for-gestational-age infant (an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age)
stillborn infant (infant who shows no signs of life after birth)
term infant (infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks)
Context examples:
A rare metabolic disorder that affects neonates.
(Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
The measurement of the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse; the score can be used to determine subsequent treatment of the infant.
(Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)
The first time that a neonate is provided nutrition.
(First Feeding, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in the transport of oxygen to tissues of the body in the fetus and the neonate.
(HBG2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The measurement around a neonate's head at birth.
(Birth Head Circumference, NCI Thesaurus)
In humans, the weight of a neonate measured within one hour after birth.
(Birth Weight, NCI Thesaurus)
Commonly observed at birth in Turner Syndrome and NOONAN SYNDROME; EDEMA of the extremities usually recedes by one year and is an early sign of Turner syndrome, especially in female neonates.
(Bonnevie-Ullrich Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A tool to evaluate neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), that measures the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse.
(Finnegan Score Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed in a neonate following cessation or reduction of postnatal exposure to opioids.
(Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed in a neonate following antenatal exposure to drugs including opioids, benzodiazepines, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
(Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
