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Record 1 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An infant weighing over 4,000 grams (8 pounds, 13 ounces). Macrosomia means "large body" and refers to a baby that is considerably larger than normal.

Key term(s)
  • macrosomatia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

La macrosomie est habituellement définie par un poids de naissance supérieur à 4000 (ou 4500 g), ou au 90ème percentile de courbes de référence pour une population donnée.

Spanish

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