birthweight

birthweight
the amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth

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  • birthweight — /berrth wayt /, n. the weight of an infant at birth. [BIRTH + WEIGHT] * * * …   Universalium

  • birthweight — n. weight of a baby when born …   English contemporary dictionary

  • birthweight — noun the weight of a baby at birth …   English new terms dictionary

  • birthweight — birth•weight [[t]ˈbɜrθˌweɪt[/t]] n. cvb med the weight of an infant at birth …   From formal English to slang

  • birthweight — /berrth wayt /, n. the weight of an infant at birth. [BIRTH + WEIGHT] …   Useful english dictionary

  • low-birthweight — adj. Low birthweight is used with these nouns: ↑baby, ↑infant …   Collocations dictionary

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  • Low birth weight paradox — The low birth weight paradox is an apparently paradoxical observation relating to the birth weights and mortality of children born to tobacco smoking mothers. Low birth weight children born to smoking mothers have a lower infant mortality rate… …   Wikipedia

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