different between neonatal vs neonatology

English

Alternative forms

• neo-natal

Etymology

neo- +? natal.

Adjective

neonatal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.

   The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Related terms

• antenatal
• natal
• perinatal
• prenatal
• postnatal

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

neonatal (masculine and feminine plural neonatals)

1. neonatal

Derived terms

• neonatalogia

See also

• nounat

Further reading

• “neonatal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “neonatal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Etymology

neo- +? natal

Adjective

neonatal m or f (plural neonatais, comparable)

1. neonatal

Further reading

• “neonatal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

neo- +? natal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neona?tal/, [ne.o.na?t?al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ne?o?na?tal

Adjective

neonatal (plural neonatales)

1. neonatal

Related terms

Further reading

• “neonatal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

neonate +? -ology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ni???n??t?l?d?i/

Noun

neonatology (usually uncountable, plural neonatologies)

1. (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.

Related terms

• neonatal
• neonatological

Translations

See also

• pediatrics