small-for-gestational-age infant

Definitions of small-for-gestational-age infant
  1. noun
    an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
    synonyms: SGA infant
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    type of:
    neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant
    a baby from birth to four weeks
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