Definitions for perinatal
perinatal
per·i·na·tal
Spelling: [per-uh-neyt-l]
IPA: /ˌpɛr əˈneɪt l/
Perinatal is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 638 anagrams from letters in perinatal (aaeilnprt).
Definitions for perinatal
adjective
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occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
Origin of perinatal
First recorded in 1950-55; peri- + natal
Examples for perinatal
Then, as now, an attitude of complacency around maternal and perinatal mortality gets in the way of action.