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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Under/with the condition

Could you confirm whether both of 'under' and 'with' are right in the following sentence? Thank you in advance.

Babies born with/under this condition are small for the length of their gestation.
  

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For medical conditions. use 'with' only. 'Under' refers to the environment or atmosphere in more general situations.

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For medical conditions. use 'with' only.
'Under' refers to the environment or atmosphere in more general situations.
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lucas21csmall for the length of their gestation
This phrase is a bit confusing. i think you want ". . . small for their gestational age."
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