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pauciparous

pauciparous adjective: having been pregnant a few (typically 3-4) times.

Adjective

pauciparous (not comparable)

  1. Having been pregnant a few (typically 3-4) times.
    • But in our study, there were mainly young, active, and literate pauciparous women who participated in the screening program.2015 June 18, Apollinaire G. Horo et al., “Cervical Cancer Screening Program by Visual Inspection: Acceptability and Feasibility in Health Insurance Companies”, in Obstetrics and Gynecology...

Origin of pauciparous

From pauci- + -parous.

Questions about pauciparous

What does pauciparous mean?
Pauciparous means having been pregnant a few (typically 3-4) times.
What part of speech is pauciparous?
Pauciparous is an adjective.

Words near pauciparous in the dictionary

  1. pauciloquy
  2. paucimannose
  3. paucimannosidic
  4. paucimicrobial
  5. paucinervate
  6. pauciparous
  7. pauciradiate
  8. pauciserial
  9. paucispecific
  10. paucispicular
  11. paucispiral

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