Medical Definition of Neonatal abstinence syndrome
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Foetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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