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Definition of "prenatal" []

  • Existing or occurring before birth: prenatal medical care. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "prenatal" in a sentence
  • "This new program trains maternal-fetal medicine specialists in prenatal assessment, counseling and management of pregnancies with complex anomalies."
  • "Ultrasound -- a high-resolution, 3-D ultrasound performed by radiologists who specialize in prenatal diagnosis allows targeted evaluation of the fetus and any structural anomalies."
  • "The focus is on training MFMs to develop expertise in prenatal assessment, counseling and management of pregnancies with complex anomalies."