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primigravida

[prahy-mi-grav-i-duh]
noun, plural pri·mi·grav·i·das, pri·mi·grav·i·dae [prahy-mi-grav-i-dee] /ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.
  1. a woman pregnant for the first time.
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Origin of primigravida

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin prīmi-, combining form of prīmus first (see prime) + gravida, feminine of gravidus pregnant (see gravid), on the model of primipara
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British Dictionary definitions for primigravida

primigravida

noun plural -das or -dae (-ˌdiː)
  1. obstetrics a woman who is pregnant for the first time
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Word Origin

C19: New Latin, from Latin prima first + gravida gravid (woman)
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Word Origin and History for primigravida

1879, from earlier use in German, from Modern Latin, from Latin primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + gravidus "laden, full, swollen, pregnant with child" (see gravid).

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primigravida in Medicine

primigravida

(prī′mĭ-grăv′ĭ-də)
n.
  1. A woman in her first pregnancy.
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