full term; mature (pregnancy)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to reach full term (in pregnancy); (of a fetus) to be fully developed in the womb
technicalMedical term commonly used in obstetrics to describe a pregnancy that has reached 37-42 weeks gestation. Can also function adjectivally to modify nouns like 胎儿 or 婴儿.
Hái孩
zi子
bù不
zú足
yuè月
jiù就
shēng生
xià下
lái来
le了
。
The baby was born before reaching full term.
Tāi胎
ér儿
yǐ已
jīng经
zú足
yuè月
，
suí随
shí时
kě可
néng能
fēn分
miǎn娩
。
The fetus is already full term and could be delivered at any moment.
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Zú足
yuè月
de的
yīng婴
ér儿
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
zǎo早
chǎn产
ér儿
gèng更
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Full-term babies are usually healthier than premature infants.