PRIMIGRAVIDA

primigravida, gravida I

(noun) (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

primigravida (plural primigravidas or primigravidae or primigravidæ) (archaic)

(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once. [from late 19th c.]

Synonyms: primigravid, primipara (one sense)

Antonyms: multigravid, multigravida, multipara (one sense)

Source: Wiktionary



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