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- Dictionarypreterm/ˌpriːˈtəːm/
adjective
- 1. born or occurring after a pregnancy significantly shorter than normal, especially after no more than 37 weeks of pregnancy: "babies born during preterm labour"
adverb
- 1. after a short pregnancy; prematurely: "babies born preterm are likely to lack surfactant in the lungs"
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