perinatal

[ per-uh-neyt-l ]
/ ˌpɛr əˈneɪt l /

adjective

occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.

Origin of perinatal

First recorded in 1950–55; peri- + natal

OTHER WORDS FROM perinatal

per·i·na·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby perinatal

perimorph, perimyelitis, perimyositis, perimysiitis, perimysium, perinatal, perinatal medicine, perinatology, perinde, perineal artery, perineal gland

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British Dictionary definitions for perinatal

perinatal
/ (ˌpɛrɪˈneɪtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the period from about three months before to one month after birth

Medical definitions for perinatal

perinatal
[ pĕr′ə-nāt′l ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth.

Other words from perinatal

per′i•na′tal•ly adv.