primipara

[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]

/ praɪˈmɪp ər ə /

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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.

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Origin of primipara

1835–45; <Latin prīmipara, equivalent to prīmi- (combining form of prīmus first; see prime) + -para, feminine of -parus-parous

OTHER WORDS FROM primipara

pri·mi·par·i·ty

[prahy-mi-par-i-tee], /ˌpraɪ mɪˈpær ɪ ti/, nounpri·mip·a·rous, adjective

Words nearby primipara

primeval, prime vertical, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara, primitive, Primitive Baptist, primitive cell, primitive church, Primitive Friend

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How to use primipara in a sentence

It is now very short, even in primipara, but in those who have borne children it is scarcely to be distinguished at all.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
The cyclops illustrated (Figs. 33, 34) was born to a 17-year old neuropathic primipara, after a protracted labour.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
A dry labor in a primipara with an undilated cervix is a grave condition.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
If the fetal head does not engage in a primipara, this fact at once suggests an absolutely or relatively narrow pelvis.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

It is also larger altogether, and softer, than in the primipara.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

British Dictionary definitions for primipara

primipara

/ (praɪˈmɪpərə) /

noun plural -ras or -rae (-ˌriː)

obstetrics a woman who has borne only one childAlso written: Para I

Derived forms of primipara

primiparity (ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ), nounprimiparous, adjective

Word Origin for primipara

C19: from Latin, from prīmus first + parere to bring forth

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