Added 9 October 2026
perinatology
noun
Latin root: natus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about perinatology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium.
Origin
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around or about”) + Latin natus + -ology.
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