| 单词 | birth weight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbirth weight birth weight n. the weight of a human baby or other young mammal at birth.The birth weight of human infants is routinely measured; low birth weight may be an indicator of prematurity or of intrauterine malnutrition or growth failure. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing > weight of person's body > at birth birth weight1877 1877 Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1876 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 309 Half of this gain is 451 pounds, which, added to its birth-weight, gives 585 pounds as his [sc. a steer] average weight the first year. 1977 Lancet 30 July 246/1 The terms ‘prematurity’ and ‘immaturity’, with their vague and multiple meanings, have been replaced by the precise terms ‘low birthweight’ (under 2500 g) and ‘preterm’ (less than 37 completed weeks). 2008 Guardian 9 June (G2 section) 6/1 The average birth weight of babies has been creeping up for the past 30 years. < as lemmas |
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