infant (redirected from Infanthood)

infant /in·fant/ (in´fint) the human young from the time of birth to one year of age.

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dysmature infant  postmature i.

floppy infant  see under syndrome.

immature infant  one usually weighing less than 2500 grams at birth and not physiologically well developed.

low birth weight (LBW) infant  one weighing less than 2500 g at birth.

mature infant  one weighing 2500 g or more at birth, usually at or near full term, physiologically fully developed, and having optimal chance of survival.

moderately low birth weight (MLBW) infant  one weighing at least 1500 but less than 2500 g at birth.

newborn infant  the human young during the first four weeks after birth.

postmature infant 

1. one with postmaturity syndrome.

2. postterm i.

postterm infant  one born at or after the forty-second completed week (294 days) of gestation.

premature infant 

1. one usually born after the twentieth completed week and before full term, defined as weighing 500 to 2499 g at birth; the chance of survival depends on the weight. In countries where adults are smaller than in the United States, the upper limit may be lower.

2. preterm i.

preterm infant  one born before the thirty-seventh completed week (259 days) of gestation.

term infant  one born in the interval from the thirty-seventh completed week to the forty-second completed week of gestation; 259 days to 293 days, inclusive.

very low birth weight (VLBW) infant  one weighing less than 1500 g at birth.

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in·fant (nfnt)

n.

A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.

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infant,

n/adj a child who is in the earliest stage of extrauterine life, a time extending from the first month after birth to approximately 12 months of age, when the baby is able to assume an erect posture; some extend the period to 24 months of age.

infant mortality,

n the statistical rate of infant death during the first year after live birth, expressed as the number of such births per 1000 live births in a specific geographic area. Neonatal mortality accounts for 70% of infant mortality.