primigravidae
primigravidae is the plural of primigravida.
Meaning of primigravida
Noun
primigravida (plural primigravidas or primigravidae or (archaic) primigravidæ)
- A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
- [...] [Friedrich] Schatz advises all pregnant women, especially primigravidæ, to consult a physician during the last portion of their pregnancy, and ascertain from him the position of the child, and the necessity, if present, of altering it before labor sets in.1874 February, “The Conversion of a Facial into a Vertex Presentation by External Manipulation only. By Friedrich Schatz, Rostock. (Archiv für Gynäkologie, v. 2. 1873.)”, in B. F. Dawson, editor, The...
- Synonyms:
- primigravid, primipara
- Antonyms:
- multigravid, multigravida, multipara
Forms of primigravidae
| alternative form | primigravidæ |
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Questions about primigravidae
- What is primigravidae the plural of?
- Primigravidae is the plural of primigravida.
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