Usually means: Birth before 37 weeks gestation.
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  1. premature birth: Wiktionary
  2. premature birth: Dictionary.com
  3. Premature birth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. premature birth: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. premature birth: Legal dictionary

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  1. premature birth: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. premature birth: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Premature birth: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. premature birth, birth, premature: Medical dictionary
  5. Premature birth: Drug Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (premature birth)

noun:  The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development.
noun:  (medicine) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.

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