NEONATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neonate mean? 

• NEONATE (noun)
  The noun NEONATE has 1 sense:

1. a baby from birth to four weeks

  Familiarity information: NEONATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEONATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A baby from birth to four weeks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

neonate; newborn

Hypernyms ("neonate" is a kind of...):

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neonate"):

liveborn infant (infant who shows signs of life after birth)

low-birth-weight baby; low-birth-weight infant (an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age)

postmature infant (infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency)

preemie; premature baby; premature infant; premie; preterm baby; preterm infant (an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)

SGA infant; small-for-gestational-age infant (an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age)

stillborn infant (infant who shows no signs of life after birth)

term infant (infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks)

 Context examples 

Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood, usually due to gastrointestinal bleeding or swallowed maternal blood in neonates.

(Melena Neonatorum, NCI Thesaurus)

An involuntary, primal response in the neonate to loud noise or the feeling of falling.

(Moro Reflex, NCI Thesaurus)

Pharmacologic agents administered to a neonate at birth.

(Medication Administered at Birth, NCI Thesaurus)

These trials include pregnant females, neonates, and infants.

(AIDS, Clinical Trials on Children, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the transport of oxygen to tissues of the body in the fetus and neonate.

(HBG1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This group of disorders also includes the entity transient abnormal myelopoiesis which occurs in neonates and is associated with GATA1 gene mutation.

(Myeloid Proliferations Related to Down Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually seen in neonates, particularly premature infants.

(Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The practice of placing antibiotic eye drops or ointment in a neonate's eyes after birth.

(Ophthalmic Prophylaxis, NCI Thesaurus)

Death of a fetus, neonate, or patient 20 years or younger.

(Pediatric Death, NCI Thesaurus)

The assessment of behavior in neonates.

(Newborn Behavioral Examination, NCI Thesaurus)