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Prenatal Adjective Care ə Occurring Existing Birth Providing

Title prenatal
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pre·na·tal
\\(ˌ)prē-ˈnā-təl\\ adjective
 DATE  1826
1. occurring, existing, or performed before birth
    prenatal care
2. providing or receiving prenatal medical care
    a prenatal clinic
    prenatal patients
pre·na·tal·ly \\-təl-ē\\ adverb
English Etymology
prenatal
  1826, formed in Eng. from pre- + natal (q.v.).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
prenatal
pre·natal / 7pri:5neitl / adjective (especially NAmE) =
antenatal

compare
post-natal
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pre·natal
I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ adjective
Etymology: pre- + natal
: occurring, existing, or taking place before birth :
antenatal

 < prenatal care >
 < the prenatal period >
pre·natally \“+\ adverb
II. adjective
: providing or receiving prenatal medical care

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