- dysmaturity syndrome
- postmaturity s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dysmaturity syndrome
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dysmaturity — Syndrome of an infant born with relative absence of subcutaneous fat, wrinkling of the skin, prominent finger and toe nails, and meconium staining of the infant s skin and of the placental membranes; often associated with postmaturity or… … Medical dictionary
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postmaturity syndrome — a syndrome due to placental insufficiency that causes chronic stress and hypoxia, seen in fetuses and newborn infants in postterm pregnancies and characterized by decreased subcutaneous fat, skin desquamation, and long fingernails, often with… … Medical dictionary
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