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primigravidae
pri·mi·grav·i·da
/
ˌpraɪ
mɪˈgræv
ɪ
də
/
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[
prahy-mi-
grav
-i-d
uh
]
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noun,
plural
pri·mi·grav·i·das,
pri·mi·grav·i·dae
/
-ˌdi
/
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[
-dee
]
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.
Obstetrics
.
a woman pregnant for the first time.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Latin
prīmi-,
combining form of
prīmus
first (see
prime
) +
gravida,
feminine of
gravidus
pregnant (see
gravid
), on the model of
primipara
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primigravida
(ˌpraɪmɪˈɡrævɪdə)
—
n
,
pl
-das
,
-dae
obstetrics
a woman who is pregnant for the first time
[C19: New Latin, from Latin
prima
first +
gravida
gravid
(woman)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
primigravida
pri·mi·grav·i·da (prī'mĭ-grāv'ĭ-də)
n.
A woman in her first pregnancy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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