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gravida
[grav´ĭ-dah]a pregnant woman; called gravida I (primigravida) during the first pregnancy, gravida II (secundigravida) during the second, and so on.
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grav·i·da
, gravida Igravida II (grav'i-dă),A pregnant woman. Gravida followed by a arabic numeral or preceded by a Latin prefix (primi-, secundi-, etc.) designates the pregnant woman by number of pregnancies; for example, gravida I, primigravida; a woman in her first pregnancy; gravida II, secundigravida; a woman in her second pregnancy. Compare: para.
[L. gravidus (adj.), fem. gravida, fr. gravis, heavy]
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gravida
adjective Referring to a pregnant woman, which is modified by the number of times she has been pregnant, regardless of the number of infants delivered at term; thus a woman pregnant for the first time is a primigravida, for the second time, secundigravida, etc.noun A pregnant woman.
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grav·i·da
(grav'i-dă)A pregnant woman. Gravida followed by a roman numeral or preceded by a Latin prefix (primi-, secundi-, and so on) designates the number of pregnancies; e.g., gravida I, primigravida: a woman in her first pregnancy; gravida II, secundigravida: a woman in her second pregnancy. Also, gravida (or G) 1, 2, etc.
Compare: para
Compare: para
[L. gravidus (adj.), fem. gravida, fr. gravis, heavy]
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