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LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does low-birth-weight infant mean?
• LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT (noun)
The noun LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT has 1 sense:
1. an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
Familiarity information: LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
low-birth-weight baby; low-birth-weight infant
Context example:
a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor
Hypernyms ("low-birth-weight infant" is a kind of...):
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