Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pre·na·tal
\\(ˌ)prē-ˈnā-təl\\ adjective DATE 1826
1. occurring, existing, or performed before birth
prenatal care2. providing or receiving prenatal medical care
a prenatal clinic
prenatal patients
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pre·na·tal·ly \\-t
əl-ē\\
adverb prenatal
1826, formed in Eng. from pre- + natal (q.v.).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
prenatalpre·natal /
7pri:5neitl /
adjective (especially NAmE) =
antenatal
⇨ compare
post-natal
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pre·natalI. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\
adjectiveEtymology: pre- + natal: occurring, existing, or taking place before birth
: antenatal
< prenatal care >
< the prenatal period >
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pre·natally \“+\
adverbII. adjective : providing or receiving prenatal medical care