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adjective neo·na·tal \ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-t^əl\

medical : of, relating to, or taking care of babies in the first month after their birth

Full Definition of NEONATAL

:  of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth <neonatal mortality>

— neo·na·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

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Examples of NEONATAL

1. a neonatal intensive care unit

First Known Use of NEONATAL

1894

Other Embryology Terms

gravid, neonate, ontogeny, parturition

Rhymes with NEONATAL

antenatal, perinatal

neonatal

adjective neo·na·tal \ˌnē-ō-ˈnāt-^əl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NEONATAL

:  of, relating to, or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the first month after birth <neonatal jaundice> <neonatal death>—compare prenatal, intranatal, postnatal

—neo·na·tal·ly \-^əl-ē\ adverb