postmatureadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)məˈtʃʊə/,

/ˌpəʊs(t)məˈtjʊə/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)məˈtʃər/,

/ˌpoʊs(t)məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/; see also mature adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, mature adj.

Etymology: < post- prefix + mature adj., after premature adj.

1. Obstetrics. Of an infant: born after a pregnancy lasting significantly longer than normal; post-term. Of labour or birth: occurring after such a pregnancy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > complications of childbirth or pregnancy

abortivea1450

still-born1607

footling1699

premature1754

abortifacient1858

underborn1884

postmature1895

post-term1928

preterm1928

born alive1957

prem1961

1895 F. A. Stahl in Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women 31 843 I take the liberty of suggesting the adoption of the term postmature labor to apply to labor which takes place after term.

1937 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 34 37 When pregnancy is prolonged by new corpora lutea or by progesterone, large postmature fetuses are produced.

1972 S. B. Korones High-risk Newborn Infants iv. 89 Approximately 75% to 85% of all deaths among postmature babies occur during labor.

1985 M. F. Myles Textbk. Midwives (ed. 10) xxi. 361 These are sometimes seen in babies who are not postmature.

2. Relating to or designating a person or animal over the age of maturity; (Biology) relating to or designating an organism, cell, or other structure undergoing development which has passed the age or point of maturity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] > over age of maturity

postmature1897

1897 A. D. L. Napier Menopause iv. 79 In the post-mature woman it is partly in the early senile changes that we must look for a solution of the climacteric.

1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man i. 19 A large proportion of the leaders of the community are always post-mature.

1971 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 236 458 (heading) Evidence for progressive, age-related structural changes in post-mature human collagen.

2001 Neurosci. Lett. 315 89 Five cohorts of rats of different ages were used, namely pups of 1 week and 3 weeks old, mature rats (2 months), postmature rats (1 year) and old rats (2 years or more).

Derivatives

postmaˈturely adv. Obstetrics after a pregnancy lasting significantly longer than normal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adverb] > complications of childbirth or pregnancy

footlong1540

footwise1540

footling1605

hiplings1638

prematurely1812

postmaturely1933

preterm1977

1933 Jrnl. Pediatrics 2 677 Similar factors of safety and stability seem to operate when the infant is postmaturely born, for in his behavior equipment he is advanced even though birth is postponed.

1995 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 172 500 Placental insufficiency has been considered the cause of increased morbidity in infants delivered postmaturely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postmature
释义	postmatureadj. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)məˈtʃʊə/, /ˌpəʊs(t)məˈtjʊə/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)məˈtʃər/, /ˌpoʊs(t)məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/; see also mature adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, mature adj. Etymology: < post- prefix + mature adj., after premature adj. 1. Obstetrics. Of an infant: born after a pregnancy lasting significantly longer than normal; post-term. Of labour or birth: occurring after such a pregnancy. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > complications of childbirth or pregnancy abortivea1450 still-born1607 footling1699 premature1754 abortifacient1858 underborn1884 postmature1895 post-term1928 preterm1928 born alive1957 prem1961 1895 F. A. Stahl in Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women 31 843 I take the liberty of suggesting the adoption of the term postmature labor to apply to labor which takes place after term. 1937 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 34 37 When pregnancy is prolonged by new corpora lutea or by progesterone, large postmature fetuses are produced. 1972 S. B. Korones High-risk Newborn Infants iv. 89 Approximately 75% to 85% of all deaths among postmature babies occur during labor. 1985 M. F. Myles Textbk. Midwives (ed. 10) xxi. 361 These are sometimes seen in babies who are not postmature. 2. Relating to or designating a person or animal over the age of maturity; (Biology) relating to or designating an organism, cell, or other structure undergoing development which has passed the age or point of maturity. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] > over age of maturity postmature1897 1897 A. D. L. Napier Menopause iv. 79 In the post-mature woman it is partly in the early senile changes that we must look for a solution of the climacteric. 1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man i. 19 A large proportion of the leaders of the community are always post-mature. 1971 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 236 458 (heading) Evidence for progressive, age-related structural changes in post-mature human collagen. 2001 Neurosci. Lett. 315 89 Five cohorts of rats of different ages were used, namely pups of 1 week and 3 weeks old, mature rats (2 months), postmature rats (1 year) and old rats (2 years or more). Derivatives postmaˈturely adv. Obstetrics after a pregnancy lasting significantly longer than normal. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adverb] > complications of childbirth or pregnancy footlong1540 footwise1540 footling1605 hiplings1638 prematurely1812 postmaturely1933 preterm1977 1933 Jrnl. Pediatrics 2 677 Similar factors of safety and stability seem to operate when the infant is postmaturely born, for in his behavior equipment he is advanced even though birth is postponed. 1995 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 172 500 Placental insufficiency has been considered the cause of increased morbidity in infants delivered postmaturely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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