perinatal.
Of or pertaining to the time around birth.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to the time around birth.
Perinatal HIV infection of infants is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English perinatal From peri- + natal.
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