definitions

primigravida

[ prahy-mi-grav-i-duh ]
/ ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪ də /

noun, plural pri·mi·grav·i·das, pri·mi·grav·i·dae [prahy-mi-grav-i-dee] /ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.

a woman pregnant for the first time.

Nearby words

primely, primer, primero, primers, primeval, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara, primitive, primitive baptist

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

/ (ˌpraɪmɪˈɡrævɪdə) /

noun plural -das or -dae (-ˌdiː)

obstetrics a woman who is pregnant for the first time

Word Origin for primigravida

C19: New Latin, from Latin prima first + gravida gravid (woman)
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Medicine definitions for primigravida

primigravida

[ prī′mĭ-grăv′ĭ-də ]

n.

A woman in her first pregnancy.
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