perinatal /peri·na·tal/ (-na´t'l) relating to the period shortly before and after birth; from the twentieth to twenty-ninth week of gestation to one to four weeks after birth.
Perinatal
perinatal
perinatal,
perinatal
per·i·na·tal (p r  -n t l)adj. Of, relating to, or being the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth. per i·natal·ly adv. |
Perinatal
Referring to the period of time surrounding an infant's birth, from the last two months of pregnancy to the first 28 days of life. The TORCH panel tests for perinatal infections.
Mentioned in: Perinatal Infection, TORCH Test
perinatal
[per′inā′təl]
Etymology: Gk, peri + L, natus, birth
pertaining to the time and process of giving birth or being born.
perinatal,
adj related to the time surrounding the birth process.
perinatal
relating to the period shortly before and after birth; the actual time varies between species. The last 10 to 15% of the pregnancy before parturition to the end of a comparable period after birth would cover present usage of the term.
perinatal mortality
the percentage of animals in the danger period which die, as a ratio of the total number exposed.
perinatal
adjective Referring to the period around birth, often between the 28th wk of pregnancy and the end of the first wk of life
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|