| dysmaturity |
1. disordered development. 2. dysmaturity syndrome; see under syndrome.
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| dysmaturity s. |
a syndrome due to placental insufficiency that causes chronic stress and hypoxia, seen in fetuses and newborn infants in post-term pregnancies and characterized by decreased subcutaneous fat, skin desquamation, and long fingernails, often with yellow meconium staining of the nails, skin, and vernix. Called also dysmaturity, postmaturity s., and placental dysfunction s.
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