单词 | neonatal |
释义 | neonatal (once / 71633 pages) adj Neonatal describes the first month of a person's life. The neonatal period is that first month after a baby is born. There are also neonatal disorders that require neonatal care. Like many babies, the word neonatal's parents are from different places — neo comes from Greek and means “new,” and natal comes from the Latin word natus which means “to be born.” Neonatal means newborn. The neonatal stage is the first month of life, when a baby is tiniest and most fragile. Babies born at a hospital who can’t come home right away sometimes stay in a neonatal intensive care unit, where neonatal nurses care for them. WORD FAMILYnatal: antenatal, natality, natally, neonatal, postnatal, prenatal+/prenatal: prenatally USAGE EXAMPLESLike his mother, Mills became a parent late in life, and his son, Hopper, spent time in the neonatal ward. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The occurrence rate was dramatically higher in intensive care units and neonatal wards, the body said. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The Ifakara Health Institute - which specialises in treatments for malaria, HIV, tuberculosis as well as neonatal health issues - will be the local partner. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) adj relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth neonatal care the neonatal period |
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