primipara
[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]
noun,plural pri·mip·a·ras, pri·mip·a·rae [prahy-mip-uh-ree]. /praɪˈmɪp əˌri/. Obstetrics.
a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
Origin of primipara
1Other words from primipara
- pri·mi·par·i·ty [prahy-mi-par-i-tee], /ˌpraɪ mɪˈpær ɪ ti/, noun
- pri·mip·a·rous, adjective
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How to use primipara in a sentence
About 70 to 80 per centum of the cases are in primiparous women.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for primipara
primipara
/ (praɪˈmɪpərə) /
nounplural -ras or -rae (-ˌriː)
obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child: Also written: Para I
Origin of primipara
1C19: from Latin, from prīmus first + parere to bring forth
Derived forms of primipara
- primiparity (ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ), noun
- primiparous, adjective
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