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gravida

gra·vida

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noun

1.

the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in

  • “in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three”
2.

Origin

From Latin gravida, the feminine singular adjective (and also noun) of gravidus (“pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).

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