| 释义 |
postterm, a. Obstetrics.|pəʊstˈtɜːm|
[post- B. 1 a.]
Born or occurring after a pregnancy that lasted significantly longer than normal.
1933Jrnl. Pediatrics II. 677 There is a stable substrate of maturation..which tends to keep the underweight, the preterm and the postterm infant close to his normal maturity levels in the field of behavior. 1971Pierog & Ferrara Approach to Med. Care of Sick Newborn i. 7 The preterm infant is one born less than 38 weeks by gestational age from the first day of the last menstrual period; the postterm infant is one born 42 weeks or more from the first day of the last menstrual period. 1976L. O. Lubchenco High Risk Infant vii. 163 There are relatively more infants who are large for gestational age in postterm deliveries than in term deliveries. |