gravida

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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

Học thuật

Noun

1. a pregnant woman
2. the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in
   • in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three