gravida II
Noun: A woman who is currently pregnant for the second time. This term is used in medical contexts to denote the number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of the outcome of the previous pregnancy.
The term "gravida ii" is a clinical classification. It indicates the patient's current pregnancy is her second. It is often used in medical records and discussions among healthcare professionals.
- The patient, a gravida ii, presented for her routine prenatal checkup at 20 weeks.
- Her medical chart was updated to reflect her status as a gravida ii following the confirmation of her new pregnancy.
In obstetrics, the term is part of a broader system for summarizing a woman's obstetric history, often paired with "para" (indicating the number of births). For example, "gravida ii, para i" indicates a woman pregnant for the second time who has had one previous birth.
- Gravida: (Noun) A pregnant woman. Often used with a numeral (e.g., gravida i, gravida iii) to specify the pregnancy number.
- Gravidity: (Noun) The state of being pregnant; the number of times a woman has been pregnant.
- Second-time pregnant woman.
- Woman in her second pregnancy.
This is a specialized medical term derived from Latin. The word "gravida" comes from the Latin "gravidus," meaning "heavy" or "pregnant." The Roman numeral "ii" denotes the number two. It is important to distinguish this from terms like "multigravida," which refers to a woman who has been pregnant multiple times.
- a woman who is pregnant for the second time