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multipara

[muhl-tip-er-uh]
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noun, plural mul·tip·a·ras, mul·tip·a·rae [muhl-tip-uh-ree] /mʌlˈtɪp əˌri/. Obstetrics.

a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.

Nearby words

  1. multinominal,
  2. multinuclear,
  3. multinuclear leukocyte,
  4. multinucleate,
  5. multipack,
  6. multiparity,
  7. multiparous,
  8. multipartite,
  9. multiparty,
  10. multipath

Origin of multipara

1870–75; noun use of feminine of New Latin multiparus multiparous
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British Dictionary definitions for multipara

multipara

noun plural -rae (-ˌriː)

a woman who has given birth to more than one viable fetus or living childCompare multigravida

Word Origin for multipara

C19: New Latin, feminine of multiparus multiparous
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Medicine definitions for multipara

multipara

[mŭl-tĭp′ər-ə]

n. pl. mul•tip•a•ras

A woman who has given birth two or more times.
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