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   premature

   /ˈprɛmətʃə/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early: "the sun can cause premature ageing" Similar untimelyearlytoo soontoo earlybefore timearchaic:unseasonablerashoverhastyhastytoo soonprecipitateprecipitousimpulsiveimpetuousill-timedill-consideredinformal:jumping the gunpreviousOpposite overdue
   • ▪ (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation, especially three or more weeks before: "the child was three weeks premature" Similar preterminformal:prempreemieOpposite overduelate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prematurity noun
   • 2. prematureness noun

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   5 days ago · We’ll discuss how preterm birth is currently defined, outline how our first-of-its-kind research takes a different approach, and highlight key takeaways to inform future research.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DeathDeath - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Conversely, premature death can refer to a death that occurs before old age arrives, for example, human death before a person reaches the age of 75. Animal and plant cells normally reproduce and function during the whole period of natural existence, but the aging process derives from the deterioration of cellular activity and the ruination of ...

4. www.gapps.org › Home › EveryNewbornToolkitGlobal Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) -...

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   5 days ago · Research and information on how to prevent preterm birth and stillbirth, improve survival for premature babies, and on how these issues are connected to maternal, newborn, and child health globally.

5. www.nature.com › articles › s41390/024/03362-6Family reflections: prematurity is lifelong | Pediatric Research

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   4 days ago · The emotions and guilt of being mother to a baby born premature never really goes away.

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   3 days ago · Abortion, the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it may be brought on purposefully.

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7. neurology.mhmedical.com › contentNewborn | Atlas of Pediatric EEG - McGraw Hill Medical

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   4 days ago · The TD is also the first EEG pattern occurring during quiet sleep that differentiates wakefulness from sleep in the premature infant at around 30–32 weeks CA. Infants less than 30 weeks CA show interhemispheric hypersynchrony whereby the majority of bursts arising within the two hemispheres appear at the same time. 5

8. www.pathway.md › diseases › premature-ejaculation-recl3M8Premature ejaculation — Pathway

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   3 days ago · The following summarized guidelines for the evaluation and management of premature ejaculation are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the European Association of Urology (EAU 2024), the American Urological Association (AUA/SMSNA 2022), and the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM 2014). ...