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Definition of prenatal - 7 dictionary results

pre⋅na⋅tal

[pree-neyt-l]
–adjective
previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.

Origin:
1820–30; pre- + natal


pre⋅na⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
pre·na·tal   (prē-nāt'l)   
adj.  Existing or occurring before birth: prenatal medical care.
pre·na'tal·ly adv.

Prenatal

Pre*na"tal\, a. Being or happening before birth.

prenatal [(pree-nayt-l)]

A descriptive term for the period between conception and birth.


prenatal 
1826, formed in Eng. from pre- + natal (q.v.).

Main Entry: pre·na·tal
Pronunciation: -'nAt-&l
Function: adjective
1 : occurring, existing, or performed before birth<prenatal care> prenatal period>
2 : providing or receiving prenatal medical care prenatal clinic> prenatal patient>—compare INTRANATAL, NEONATAL, POSTNATALpre·na·tal·ly /-E/ adverb

prenatal pre·na·tal (prē-nāt'l)
adj.
Preceding birth. Also called antenatal.

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