Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
neo·na·tal Pronunciation:
"nE-O-'nAt-&l Function:
adjective : of, relating to, or affecting the newborn andespecially the human infant during the first month after birth <
neonatal mortality>
neonatal period> <neonatal serum> —compare PRENATAL, INTRANATAL, POSTNATAL —neo·na·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb