postneonatal

adjective

post·​neo·​na·​tal ˌpōst-ˌnē-ō-ˈnā-tᵊl How to pronounce postneonatal (audio)
medical
: of, relating to, or affecting the human infant during the period between approximately the first month after birth and the end of the first year of life
postneonatal mortality
the postneonatal stage

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Differences in postneonatal mortality, or from one month to one year, however, were much more stark. Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times, 6 June 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postneonatal was in 1940

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“Postneonatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postneonatal. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

postneonatal

adjective
post·​neo·​na·​tal -ˌnē-ō-ˈnāt-ᵊl How to pronounce postneonatal (audio)
: of, relating to, or affecting the infant and especially the human infant usually from the end of the first month to a year after birth
postneonatal mortality
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