gravida

gravida
A pregnant woman. G. followed by a roman numeral or preceded by a Latin prefix (primi-, secundi-, etc.) designates the pregnant woman by number of pregnancies; e.g., g. I, primigravida; a woman in her first pregnancy; g. II, secundigravida; a woman in her second pregnancy. Cf.:para. [L. gravidus (adj.), fem. g., fr. gravis, heavy]

* * *

grav·i·da 'grav-əd-ə n, pl -das also -dae -ə-.dē a pregnant woman often used in combination with a number or figure to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had <a \gravida four> compare PARA
gra·vid·ic gra-'vid-ik adj

* * *

grav·i·da (gravґĭ-də) [L.] a pregnant woman. Called gravida I or primigravida during the first pregnancy, gravida II or secundigravida during the second pregnancy, gravida III or tertigravida during the third pregnancy, and so on. Symbol G. Cf. para.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • gravidă — GRAVÍDĂ, gravide, adj.f., s.f. (Femeie) care poartă un făt în cavitatea uterină; (femeie) însărcinată, (femeie) borţoasă. – Din lat. gravida, fr. gravide. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  GRAVÍDĂ adj. însărcinată, (pop. şi fam.)… …   Dicționar Român

  • grávida — Mujer que está embarazada. Se puede identificar a la paciente más específicamente como grávida I si está embarazada por primera vez y como grávida II si está embarazada por segunda vez. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la… …   Diccionario médico

  • grávida 1 — Véase primigrávida. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • grávida 2 — Véase secundigrávida. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • GRAVIDA — vide infra Praegnans. Moneo hîc saltem, uti Minervae virgini virgines buculae, ut Arnob. loquitur adv. Gentes l. ult. sic Telluri matri gravidae scrofoe, immolatae olim. Idem ibid. Quia virgo Tritonia est, idcirco ei convenit virgines hostias… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • grávida — s. f. Mulher que está em período de gestação.   ‣ Etimologia: feminino de grávido …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Gravida — Infobox Film name = gravida image size = caption = director = Lucas McNelly producer = John Gallagher Lucas McNelly Rachel Shaw writer = Lucas McNelly narrator = starring = Rachel Shaw Adam Kukic music = The Futility Parade cinematography = David …   Wikipedia

  • gravida — noun 1. the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three • Hypernyms: ↑pregnancy, ↑gestation, ↑maternity 2. a pregnant woman • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravida — noun A pregnant woman. She is referred to as gravida one during the first pregnancy, gravida 2 during the second, etc. See Also: gravid, primigravida …   Wiktionary

  • gravida — noun (plural idas or gravidae) Etymology: Latin, from feminine of gravidus Date: 1926 a pregnant woman often used with a number to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had < a gravida 4 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”