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Gestational age — This article is about gestational age in humans. For information on gestational age in non human animals, see gestation. Birth weight and gestational age Classifications Large for gestational age: Wei … Wikipedia
gestational age — noun the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization • Syn: ↑fetal age, ↑fertilization age • Hypernyms: ↑age … Useful english dictionary
Small for gestational age — ICD9|765 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007230 Small for gestational age (SGA) babies are those whose birth weight lies below the 10th percentile for that gestational age. They have usually been the subject … Wikipedia
Large for gestational age — (LGA) babies are those whose birth weight lies above the 90th percentile for that gestational age. Macrosomia, also known as big baby syndrome, is sometimes used synonymously with LGA, or is otherwise defined as a fetus that weighs above 4000… … Wikipedia
Small for Gestational Age — (englisch: klein bezogen auf das Reifealter), abgekürzt SGA, ist eine international gebräuchliche medizinische Bezeichnung. In Ermangelung einer griffigen deutschen Entsprechung setzt sie sich auch im deutschen Sprachraum immer mehr durch. Sie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Infant, small for gestational age — Small for gestational age (SGA) infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), given their gestational age. By contrast, an infant may weighs 2500 g or less simply because of prematurity … Medical dictionary
Small for gestational age (SGA) — SGA infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), given their gestational age. By contrast, an infant may weighs 2500 g or less simply because of prematurity … Medical dictionary
large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant — a preterm, term, or postterm infant who is above the 90th percentile for gestational age in head circumference, body weight, or length … Medical dictionary
small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant — a preterm, term, or postterm infant who is below the 10th percentile for gestational age in head circumference, body weight, or length … Medical dictionary
small for gestational age — SGA describing a fetus or baby that has failed to reach the size or birth weight expected for its gestational age. This may be because the fetus or baby is constitutionally small or it may be due to intrauterine growth restriction in the fetus.… … The new mediacal dictionary
