multiparity

multiparity
Condition of being a multipara.

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mul·ti·par·i·ty .məl-ti-'par-ət-ē n, pl -ties
1) the production of two or more young at a birth
2) the condition of having borne a number of children

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mul·ti·par·i·ty (mul″te-parґĭ-te) 1. the condition of being a multipara. 2. the production of several offspring in one gestation.

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