Dictionary Definition
prematurity n : the state of being premature
[syn: prematureness]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The condition of a baby being premature
Translations
prematurity
- Italian: prematurità
Extensive Definition
The term premature refers to something that
occurs prior to the expected or normal time. It is generally used
to refer to:
See also:
- Premature ejaculation
- Premature menopause
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Nonsense mutation (for premature stop codon)
- Senescence (for premature aging)
prematurity in Dutch: Prematuur
prematurity in Turkish: Prematüre
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
forwardness, haste, hastiness, impropriety, impulse, impulsiveness, inappropriateness,
inauspiciousness,
inconvenience,
inexpedience,
infelicity, inopportuneness,
inopportunity,
intempestivity,
interruption,
intrusion, irrelevance, lateness, overhastiness, precipitation, precociousness, precocity, prematureness, rush, unfavorableness,
unfitness, unfittingness, unfortunateness,
unpropitiousness,
unripeness, unseasonableness,
unsuitability,
untimeliness,
wrongness