primipara

[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]

noun

, Obstetrics.

, plural pri·mip·a·ras, pri·mip·a·rae [prahy-, mip, -, uh, -ree].

1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.

primipara

/ praɪˈmɪpərə; ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ /

noun

1. obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child Also writtenPara I

Derived Forms

• primiparity, noun
• priˈmiparous, adjective

Other Words From

• pri·mi·par·i·ty [prahy-mi-, par, -i-tee], noun
• pri·mipa·rous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of primipara¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of primipara¹

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

Example Sentences

It is now very short, even in primipara, but in those who have borne children it is scarcely to be distinguished at all.

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The cyclops illustrated (Figs. 33, 34) was born to a 17-year old neuropathic primipara, after a protracted labour.

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A dry labor in a primipara with an undilated cervix is a grave condition.

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If the fetal head does not engage in a primipara, this fact at once suggests an absolutely or relatively narrow pelvis.

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It is also larger altogether, and softer, than in the primipara.

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