postfetal

English

Etymology

post- +‎ fetal

Adjective

postfetal (not comparable)

1. After the fetal stage; after birth.
   • 2013, T. L. Yaskh, Spinal Afferent Processing, page 28:

     The numbers of Meissner corpuscles drop rapidly with postfetal growth and then slowly decline with age.

Derived terms

• postfetally