(pōst″mә-chldbomacr´ĭ-te) overdevelopment; the condition of a postmature infant. adj., postmature´., adj. .
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Postmaturity: Overly mature, overly developed, especially as regards a baby. A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length of the pregnancy) is calculated from the date of the last menstrual period (LMP). This is an important calculation since, if delivery is delayed 3 weeks beyond ter...
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