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周産期学 (しゅうさんきがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

周しゅう産さん期き学がく

Meanings

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noun

perinatology

Medical field dealing with the period around childbirth, including late pregnancy, delivery, and the newborn period.

周しゅう産さん期き学がくは、妊にん娠しん後こう期きから新しん生せい児じ期きまでの母ぼ子しの健けん康こうを扱あつかう医い学がく分ぶん野やです。
Perinatology is a medical field that deals with the health of mother and child from late pregnancy through the newborn period.

Kanji

周circumference, circuit, lap
産products, bear, give birth
期period, time, date
学

study, learning, science

Similar words

産さん科か学がく
Obstetrics focuses on pregnancy and childbirth, while perinatology also encompasses the newborn period and high-risk pregnancies.
新しん生せい児じ学がく
Neonatology concentrates on the care of newborns, especially ill or premature infants, whereas perinatology covers both maternal and fetal/neonatal aspects.

Etymology

Compound of 周産期 (perinatal period) + 学 (study, -ology). The term is a modern medical coinage.