Naegele's rule

Definitions of Naegele's rule
  1. noun
    rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
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    principle, rule
    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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