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grav⋅i⋅da

  [grav-i-duh]
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–noun, plural -das, -dae  [-dee] . Obstretrics.
1. a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
2. a pregnant woman.
Compare para 5 .

Origin:
1925–30; < NL, L: fem. of gravidus pregnant, laden; see gravid
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Main Entry: grav·i·da
Pronunciation: 'grav-&d-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -das also -dae /-&-"dE/
: a pregnant woman —often used in combination with a number or figure to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had gravida four> gravida III>; —compare PARA —gra·vid·ic /gra-'vid-ik/ adjective
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gravida grav·i·da (grāv'ĭ-də)
n. pl. grav·i·das or grav·i·dae (-dē')
A pregnant woman.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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