postmaturity

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postmaturity /post·ma·tur·i·ty/ (-mah-chldbomacr´it-e) the condition of an infant after a prolonged gestation period.postmature´

postmaturity

[-məcho̅o̅′ritē]

Etymology: L, post + maturare, to become ripe

1 overdevelopment or maturity.

2 beyond the normal date for maturity, as in a postmature infant. See also dysmaturity, postmature infant. postmature, adj.

postmaturity [pōst″mah-chu´rĭ-te]

the condition of an infant after a prolonged gestation period. adj., adj postmature´.

postmaturity

the condition of a neonate after a prolonged gestation period.

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