SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE INFANT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age

Synonyms:

SGA infant; small-for-gestational-age infant

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("small-for-gestational-age infant" is a kind of...):

neonate; newborn (a baby from birth to four weeks)

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