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primigravida

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/Part of speech nounSorted aadgiiimprrvStarts with PEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Latin prīmus (“first”) (modelled after primipara) + Medieval Latin gravida (“pregnant woman”), feminine singular of Latin gravidus (“pregnant, gravid”), from gravō (“to burden, weigh down; to make pregnant”) + -idus (adjective-forming suffix meaning “tending to”).

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  • In the second stage [of labour] for a primigravida, Caesarean section is the method of choice; with a multigravida, a vaginal delivery should be attempted.
  • A 24-year-old primigravida presents for routine ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation. Based on the ultrasound findings, the patient is diagnosed with twin boys.

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