multigravida

[ muhl-ti-grav-i-duh ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪ də /

noun, plural mul·ti·grav·i·das, mul·ti·grav·i·dae [muhl-ti-grav-i-dee] /ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.

a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.

Words nearby multigravida

multifoliate, multiform, multifunctional, multigenerational, multigraph, multigravida, multigym, multihull, multilamellar body, multilateral, multilateralism

Origin of multigravida

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + gravida

OTHER WORDS FROM multigravida

mul·ti·gra·vid·i·ty

[muhl-ti-gruh-vid-i-tee] /ˌmʌl tɪ grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for multigravida

multigravida

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə) /

noun

a woman who is pregnant for at least the third timeCompare multipara

Word Origin for multigravida

C20: New Latin; see multi-, gravid

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Medicine definitions for multigravida

multigravida

[ mŭl′tĭ-grăv′ĭ-də ]

n.

A pregnant woman with one or more previous pregnancies.