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Neonatal vs Gestation - What's the difference?

neonatal | gestation |

As an adjective neonatal

is of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.

As a noun gestation is

the period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

neonatal

English

Alternative forms

* neo-natal

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
    • The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.

    Related terms

    * antenatal * natal * perinatal * prenatal * postnatal

    gestation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
  • The process of development of a plan or idea.
  • * 1900 , Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams'', ''Avon Books , (translated by James Strachey) pg. 149:
    • It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation , just as I had been with his.

    Synonyms

    * pregnancy

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