neonatology

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/ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounneonatology (usually uncountable, plural neonatologies)

plural neonatologies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Englishneonate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishneonatology

From neonate + -ology.

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Translations

Dutch neonatologie
  • neonatologiebranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Finnish neonatologia
  • neonatologiabranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
French néonatologie
  • néonatologiebranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
German Neonatologie
  • Neonatologiebranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Hungarian neonatológia, újszülöttgyógyászat
  • neonatológiabranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
  • újszülöttgyógyászatbranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Irish nua-naíocht
  • nua-naíochtbranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Italian neonatologia
  • neonatologiabranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Korean 신생아학
  • 신생아학 (sinsaeng'ahak)branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Polish neonatologia
  • neonatologiabranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Romanian neonatologie
  • neonatologiebranch of medicine that deals with newborn infants
Cite this entry
APA

neonatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neonatology

MLA

“neonatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neonatology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neonatology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neonatology.

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