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Noun: prem  prem
Usage: informal
  1. An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
    "The hospital's neonatal unit was equipped to care for prem babies";
    - premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie [N. Amer, informal], premie [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: prems

Type of: neonate, newborn

Encyclopedia: Prem, Ilirska Bistrica