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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.

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]

gravida

/grav·i·da/ (grav´ĭ-dah) a pregnant woman; called g. I (primigravida) during the first pregnancy, g. II (secundigravida) during the second, and so on. Symbol G. Cf. para.

gravida

[grav′idə]

Etymology: L, gravidus, pregnant

a woman who is pregnant. The patient may be identified more specifically as gravida I, if pregnant for the first time, or gravida II, if pregnant a second time.

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.

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

[L. gravidus (adj.), fem. gravida, fr. gravis, heavy]

gravida

a pregnant female called gravida I (primigravida) during the first pregnancy, gravida II (secundigravida) during the second, and so on.

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