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prenatal

pre·na·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-neyt-l]
    • /priˈneɪt l/
    • /ˌpriːˈneɪ.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-neyt-l]
    • /priˈneɪt l/

Definitions of prenatal word

  • adjective prenatal previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers. 1
  • adjective prenatal during pregnancy, before birth 1
  • adjective prenatal Prenatal is used to describe things relating to the medical care of women during pregnancy. 0
  • adjective prenatal occurring or present before birth; during pregnancy 0
  • noun prenatal a prenatal examination 0
  • adjective prenatal before birth or during pregnancy 0
See all 6 definitions of prenatal

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Origin of prenatal

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; pre- + natal

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prenatal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Prenatal

prenatal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for prenatal

adjective prenatal

  • antenatal — Antenatal means relating to the medical care of women when they are expecting a baby.
  • gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
  • gynecological — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
All 3 Synonyms of prenatal

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Related words

  • alpha-fetoprotein

    a protein that forms in the liver of the human fetus. Excessive quantities in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood may indicate spina bifida in the fetus; low levels may point to Down's syndrome

  • cerebral palsy

    Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.

  • chorionic villus sampling

    a method of diagnosing genetic disorders early in pregnancy by the removal by catheter through the cervix or abdomen of a tiny sample of tissue from the chorionic villi

  • monorchidism

    a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.

  • nurse-midwife

    a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.

  • uterus

    the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
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