quintipara

Thân thiện

A quintipara holds her newborn baby in the hospital.

Definition

Noun: - (Obstetrics) A woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five separate pregnancies.

Usage

This is a highly specific medical term, primarily used in obstetrics and medical records. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation. - The patient's history notes she is a quintipara. - The study compared outcomes for primiparas and quintiparas.

Advanced Usage

• The term is part of a standardized Latin-derived system for denoting the number of pregnancies resulting in viable births. It is often abbreviated in medical charts (e.g., "Q5").
• It specifically refers to the number of (parity), not the total number of children. A quintipara could have given birth to five or more children if any pregnancy resulted in multiples (e.g., twins).

Variants and Related Words

• Para: A general term for a woman who has given birth to one or more viable infants.
• Primipara: A woman giving birth for the first time, or who has given birth once.
• Multipara: A woman who has given birth more than once.
• Grand multipara: A woman who has given birth five or more times (a related but sometimes distinct clinical category from ).

Synonyms

• Gravida 5, Para 5: This is the more common modern medical notation, indicating five pregnancies and five viable births, respectively.
• Five-time mother (colloquial, non-technical).

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is strictly numerical and clinical. It does not describe the woman's experience, age, or health status beyond the fact of five successful births.
• The term is considered somewhat archaic in everyday use but remains precise technical jargon within its specific field.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies