full-term
adjective
: retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth
a full-term newborn
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Clinicians often recommend immediate delivery when pregnant people are diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, even before full-term.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The driver received a full-term CDL in Washington State, as well as a non-domiciled CDL in California.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
The city is looking to fill one full-term seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
—Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The driver received a full-term CDL in Washington State, as well as a non-domiciled CDL in California.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
The city is looking to fill one full-term seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
—Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Full-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-term. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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