Medicine 【医】
- born or occurring after a pregnancy significantly shorter than normal, especially after no more than 37 weeks of pregnancy早产的（尤指怀孕不足37周）：
babies born during preterm labour.
早产儿。
- after a short pregnancy; prematurely早产地; 早熟地：
babies born preterm are likely to lack surfactant in the lungs.
早产儿肺部可能缺乏表面活剂。