Named Groups

Premature Infant

A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Infant, Premature
  • Premature Infants
  • Preterm Infants
  • Infant, Preterm
  • Infants, Premature
  • Infants, Preterm
  • Preterm Infant
  • Neonatal Prematurity
  • Prematurity, Neonatal

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN

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  1. M01w.060.703w.520w.520w

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NLM Classification

WS 410

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Premature Infant. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007234. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007234
  2. Premature Infant. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterm_infant
  3. Premature Infant. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45051448