gravida
Definition
Noun: 1. A pregnant woman: A medical term for a woman who is currently pregnant. 2. The number of pregnancies a woman has had: A numerical designation used in obstetrics to indicate a woman's total number of pregnancies, regardless of their outcome (e.g., live birth, miscarriage, abortion). It is often paired with "para" (the number of viable births).
Examples of Usage
As a term for a pregnant woman:
- The clinic provides specialized care for the gravida and her developing fetus.
- The study followed 100 gravidas through their first trimester.
As a numerical designation:
- The patient is a gravida 2, para 1 (often written as G2P1), meaning she is pregnant for the second time and has had one birth.
- Her obstetric history was recorded as gravida 3, indicating this is her third pregnancy.
Advanced Usage
- Gravida I (Primigravida): A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
- Gravida II (Secundigravida): A woman who is pregnant for the second time.
- Multigravida: A woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- Nulligravida: A woman who has never been pregnant.
Variants and Related Words
- Gravidity (noun): The state or condition of being pregnant.
- Gravid (adjective): The adjective form meaning "pregnant."
- The gravid uterus expands to accommodate the growing fetus.
Synonyms
- Pregnant woman
- Expectant mother (less clinical, more common)
Antonyms
- Nulligravida (a woman who has never been pregnant)
- Non-pregnant woman
Noun
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a pregnant woman
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the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in
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in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three
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