neonatology

noun

neo·​na·​tol·​o·​gy ˌnē-ə-nā-ˈtä-lə-jē 

: a branch of medicine concerned with the care, development, and diseases of newborn infants

neonatologist

ˌnē-ə-nā-ˈtä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of neonatology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her medical team encompassed multiple specialties: obstetrics, neonatology, radiology and endocrinology. —Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025

It is known for its work in cardiovascular disease, hematology, general and digestive surgery, neonatology and organ transplants. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Dell Children's Medical Center: No. 36 in the country for neonatology and No. 48 in the country for cardiology and heart surgery. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 17 July 2024

Levy also reviewed reports written by experts in the fields of pathology, radiology and neonatology, who reexamined the evidence in the case last year as part of the CRU’s probe. —Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

neonate or neonat(al) + -o- + -logy

Note: Word introduced, along with neonatalogist, by American pediatrician Alexander J. Schaffer (1902-81) in Diseases of the Newborn (Philadelphia, 1960), p. 1.

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neonatology

• aetiology
• anthropology
• archaeology
• archeology
• audiology
• cardiology
• climatology
• cohomology
• cosmetology
• criminology
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• dermatology

Medical Definition

neonatology

noun

neo·​na·​tol·​o·​gy ˌnē-ə-nāt-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural neonatologies

: a branch of medicine concerned with the care, development, and diseases of newborn infants