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Noun: low-birth-weight infant
  1. An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
    "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labour";
    - low-birth-weight baby

Derived forms: low-birth-weight infants

Type of: neonate, newborn

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