Para

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A port city in northern Brazil: A major city and commercial port located in the Amazon delta.
    • An estuary in northern Brazil: A specific estuary where the Tocantins River flows.
    • A soldier in paratroops: A member of an airborne military unit.
    • A monetary unit in Yugoslavia: A former subunit of currency, where 100 para equaled 1 dinar.
    • (Obstetrics) The number of live births a woman has had: A medical term referring to a woman's count of childbirths reaching a viable gestational age.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The ship docked at the port of Para.
    • The Tocantins River flows into the Para estuary.
    • He served as a para during the war.
    • This old coin is worth fifty para.
    • The medical record listed her as a bipara, meaning she had two prior deliveries.
Advanced Usage
  • Medical Terminology: In obstetric records, "para" is a key term often combined with a prefix (like nulli-, primi-, multi-) to succinctly describe a patient's obstetric history.
    • The patient, a primipara, was expecting her first child.
Variants and Related Words
  • Paratrooper (n): A soldier trained to parachute from an aircraft. (Note: This is a compound word, not the target word itself).
  • Parity (n): The state of having given birth, related to the obstetric meaning of "para".
  • Bipara (n): A woman who has given birth twice.
  • Nullipara (n): A woman who has never given birth.
Synonyms
  • Paratrooper: For the military meaning.
  • Gravida/Parity: In medical contexts, though these are related but distinct terms.
Related Phrases
  • Para status: A phrase used in medical settings to refer to a patient's obstetric history.
    • What is the patient's para status?
Noun
  1. port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
  2. an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
  3. a soldier in the paratroops
  4. 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
  5. (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
    • the parity of the mother must be considered
    • a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children