PERINATAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does perinatal mean? 

• PERINATAL (adjective)
  The adjective PERINATAL has 1 sense:

1. occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)

  Familiarity information: PERINATAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERINATAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)

Context example:

perinatal care

Antonym:

postnatal (occurring immediately after birth)

prenatal (occurring or existing before birth)

 Context examples 

In males it represents the most frequent congenital testicular neoplasm and the vast majority of cases occur in the perinatal period.

(Juvenile Type Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

It is the most frequent congenital testicular neoplasm and is usually diagnosed during the perinatal period.

(Juvenile Type Testicular Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Withdrawal signs and symptoms that present during the perinatal period and are caused by drug use by the pregnant mother.

(Perinatal Drug Withdrawal, NCI Thesaurus)

Bleeding within the ventricles of the brain during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus)

A subependymal hemorrhage that involves the cerebral hemispheres and ventricles and occurs in the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Subependymal Hemorrhage with Intraventricular and Intracerebral Extension, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of epidemiology that focuses on diseases and disorders occurring during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)

Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs in the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Intracranial Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathological increase in the effort and frequency or breathing movements during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Respiratory Distress, NCI Thesaurus)

Episodes of cyanosis during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Cyanotic Attack, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized depression of the central nervous system of an infant during the perinatal period.

(Perinatal Central Nervous System Depression, NCI Thesaurus)