neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
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Definition of neonatal
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal mortality neonatal intensive care unit
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Other Words from neonatal
neonatally
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of neonatal in a Sentence
a neonatal intensive care unit
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Sullivan is partial to the struggle that Toby and Kate (Chrissy Metz) endured during their premature son’s stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "This Is Us stars choose their favorite scenes from season 3," 20 Aug. 2019 Within hours, the baby was in an ambulance on his way to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. David's Medical Center 8 miles away. — Dallas News, "Texas legislature's fix to surprise health care bills still leaves millions vulnerable," 19 Aug. 2019 As LeGrath noted, there was no neonatal intensive care unit in the late 19th century. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Forgotten no longer: Scout builds memorial to children in unmarked Catonsville graves," 19 Aug. 2019 But Cooper survived his birth -- and then spent 324 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. — Scottie Andrew And Brian Ries, CNN, "A 2-year-old born without a larynx or airway is the recipient of a historic voice box reconstruction," 6 Aug. 2019 Their son, Jax, was born at 30 weeks and spent six weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit. — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, "A major, and a summer of stress for Gary Woodland," 6 Aug. 2019 At one time this year, 36 nurses who work in the neonatal intensive-care unit were pregnant. — Norah O'donnell, CBS News, "36 nurses at Kansas City hospital pregnant this year," 30 July 2019 Every 25 minutes, a baby is born suffering from opioid withdrawal or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). — Washington Post, "Six things I’ve learned about making breast-feeding accessible for all," 2 Aug. 2019 The plan also doesn’t invite potential plaintiffs from among other types already in the federal litigation, such as tribes, unions and hospitals, as well as babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. — New York Times, "Groundwork Is Laid for Opioids Settlement That Would Touch Every Corner of U.S.," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neonatal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for neonatal
neonatal
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of neonatal
medical
: of, relating to, or taking care of babies in the first month after their birth
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neonatal
adjective
neo·na·tal
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Medical Definition of neonatal
: of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth
neonatal jaundice neonatal death
— compare prenatal, intranatal, postnatal
Other Words from neonatal
neonatally
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adverb
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adverb
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