gravida III
Definition
Noun: - A medical term for a woman who is currently pregnant and has previously carried two pregnancies to a point of viability (regardless of the outcome of those pregnancies). The term specifies her total number of pregnancies, including the current one.
Usage
- This term is used almost exclusively in clinical, obstetric, and medical contexts to succinctly describe a patient's obstetric history.
- It is often abbreviated as G3 in medical charts and notes.
- The term focuses on the number of pregnancies (), which is distinct from the number of births (). A "gravida iii" woman has been pregnant three times.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- In a full obstetric history, this term is combined with a (parity) designation to give a complete picture (e.g., ).
- The Roman numeral () is standard in this notation. It may also be written with Arabic numerals following the "G" abbreviation (e.g., ).
Variants and Related Words
- Gravida (n): The base term for a pregnant woman.
- Primigravida (n): A woman who is pregnant for the first time (gravida i).
- Multigravida (n): A woman who has been pregnant more than once.
- Para (n): A medical term denoting the number of pregnancies carried to a viable gestational age (typically 20+ weeks), regardless of whether the child was born alive or stillborn. Often used in conjunction with .
Synonyms
- Third-time pregnant woman (plain English equivalent).
- G3 (medical abbreviation).
Notes on Meaning
- The term gravida iii indicates only the number of pregnancies, not their outcomes. It does not specify whether the previous pregnancies resulted in live births, stillbirths, miscarriages, or abortions.
- A complete obstetric history requires the designation to clarify outcomes. For example, a has been pregnant three times but has only one birth that reached viability.
Noun
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a woman who is pregnant for the third time
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