perinatology /peri·na·tol·o·gy/ (-na-tol´ah-je) the branch of medicine (obstetrics and pediatrics) dealing with the fetus and infant during the perinatal period.
perinatology
per·i·na·tol·o·gy (p r  -n -t l -j )n. The subspecialty of obstetrics concerned with the care of mothers, fetuses, and infants during the perinatal period. per i·na·tolo·gist n. |
perinatology
[-nātol′əgē]
Etymology: Gk, peri + L, natus, birth; Gk, logos, science
a branch of medicine concerned with the study of the anatomic and physiologic characteristics of mothers and their unborn and newborns, with diagnosis and treatment of disorders occurring in them during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. perinatologic, perinatological, adj.
perinatology
the branch of veterinary medicine (obstetrics and pediatrics) dealing with the fetus and the newborn during the perinatal period.
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