prematurity
noun
pre·ma·tu·ri·ty
-mə-ˈt(y)u̇r-ət-ē, -ˈchu̇r-, chiefly British ˌprem-ə-
plural prematurities
1
: the condition of an infant born viable but before 37 weeks of gestation
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