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Necrotizing enterocolitis

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meconium aspiration syndromeMeconium aspiration syndrome, also known as neonatal aspiration of meconium, is a medical condition affecting newborn infants.
neonatal meningitisa serious medical condition in infants that is rapidly fatal if untreated.
rotaviral gastroenteritis
infant mortalitynounThe occurrence of death of very young children under one year old.
diffuse infantile fibromatosis
intrauterine growth restrictionIntrauterine growth restriction, or fetal growth restriction, is the poor growth of a fetus while in the womb during pregnancy.
gray baby syndrome(also termed gray syndrome or grey syndrome) a rare but serious, even fatal, side effect that occurs in newborn infants (especially premature babies) following the accumulation of the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
prieur-griscelli syndromenounneonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease
sidsnoun(Scotland) Oat husks, or bran with some kernel, used to make sowens.
neonatal conjunctivitisa form of conjunctivitis (inflammation of the outer eye) which affects newborn babies following birth.
neonatal abstinence syndromenounA withdrawal syndrome of infants after birth, caused by in-utero exposure to dependence-forming drugs.
alpers' diseasenounA progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants.
chorioamnionitisnoun(pathology) Inflammation of the fetal membranes (amnion and chorion) due to a bacterial infection, most often associated with prolonged labour.
premature birthnoun(medicine) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.
preterm birthPreterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks.
neonatal infectionNeonatal infections are infections of the neonate (newborn) acquired during prenatal development or within the first four weeks of life.
hirschsprung's diseasenoun(medicine) Congenital aganglionic megacolon, a disorder in which the bowel is obstructed by an aganglionic section of bowel and the colon becomes enlarged.
enterocolitisnoun(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
bubble boy diseasenoun(medicine, medical genetics) Severe combined immunodeficiency.
neonatal tetanus(trismus nascentium) a form of generalised tetanus that occurs in newborns.

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