newborn : Idioms & Phrases

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hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn

  • noun a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
    neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
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jaundice of the newborn

  • noun yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
    jaundice of the newborn; icterus neonatorum.
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newborn baby

  • noun a baby from birth to four weeks
    newborn; newborn baby; neonate.
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newborn infant

  • noun a baby from birth to four weeks
    newborn; newborn baby; neonate.
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periodic apnea of the newborn

  • noun irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
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physiological jaundice of the newborn

  • noun yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
    jaundice of the newborn; icterus neonatorum.
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respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

  • noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
    respiratory distress syndrome; hyaline membrane disease.
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