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LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
Example:
a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor
Synonyms:
low-birth-weight baby; low-birth-weight infant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("low-birth-weight infant" is a kind of...):
neonate; newborn (a baby from birth to four weeks)
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