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NEONATAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth

Example:

the neonatal period

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

neonate (a baby from birth to four weeks)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes hemoglobin subunit gamma-1 protein, plays a role in the transport of oxygen to tissues of the fetal and neonatal body.

(HBG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Any abnormality, anatomical or biochemical, evident at birth or during the neonatal period.

(Congenital Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-limited skin rash that appears in the neonatal period and usually resolves in four to six months after birth.

(Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug is used in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress.

(Colfosceril Palmitate, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology for concepts associated with neonatal and infant examination contributed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

(NICHD Newborn Screening Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by the presence of polyhydramnios, neonatal macrosomia, craniofacial abnormalities, nephroblastomatosis, and predisposition to Wilms tumor.

(Perlman Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A. neuii is rarely pathogenic in humans but may cause neonatal sepsis.

(Actinomyces neuii, NCI Thesaurus)

A respiratory system disorder that occurs during the neonatal period.

(Neonatal Respiratory System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology for concepts associated with neonatal research contributed by four neonatal research networks: Vermont-Oxford Network (VON), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NICHD-NRN) and NICHD Pediatric Terminology.

(Neonatal Research Network Terminology, NICHD)

It functions as a growth factor during neonatal brain development, for primate trophoblast formation, and during tumor invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis.

(Pleiotrophin, NCI Thesaurus)