Primigravida

Quick meaning: Primigravida is a noun meaning (obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.

Meaning

(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.

Example Sentences

In the second stage [of labour] for a primigravida, Caesarean section is the method of choice; with a multigravida, a vaginal delivery should be attempted.

A 24-year-old primigravida presents for routine ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation. Based on the ultrasound findings, the patient is diagnosed with twin boys.

In connection with the case, I should like to remind you of the fact that extra-uterine pregnancy occurs more frequently in multigravidae than in primigravidae. This has an important bearing on the etiology of ectopic gestation.

In the primigravida, particularly the heifer and bitch, it is often found that the cause of the dystocia is relatively simple, such as a slight fetomaternal disproportion, and the application of a little assistance is all that is required.

Word Forms

• primigravidas
• primigravidae

Synonyms for primigravida

Depending on context, synonyms include primigravid, primipara.

Antonyms for primigravida

Common opposites include multigravid, multigravida, multipara.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include primipara, primigravid, primip, primigravity, unigravida, primiparity.

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