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premature

adjective

A2CEFR level
10/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

Born before thirty-seven completed weeks of pregnancy.

As a premature baby born at twenty-nine weeks, she spent six weeks on the neonatal unit.

Similar: preterm

Topic: Paediatrics in Medical English

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More medicine words: Paediatrics