gravida

A medical term referring to a pregnant woman or the number of pregnancies a woman has experienced.

• 🇩🇪Medizinischer Begriff für eine schwangere Frau oder für die Anzahl der Schwangerschaften, die eine Frau erlebt hat.

1. A pregnant woman B2 formal medical

   A woman who is currently pregnant, especially when used in medical contexts.

   • The gravida was admitted to the maternity ward.
   • As a gravida, she received regular prenatal checkups.
   • The study included both primigravida and multigravida women.
   • A gravida must be careful about her diet and lifestyle.

   🇩🇪Schwangere Frau

2. Number of pregnancies B2 formal medical

   A term used in obstetrics to indicate the number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of outcome.

   • The patient is gravida 2, meaning she has been pregnant twice.
   • Her chart lists her as gravida 3, para 2.
   • The doctor recorded gravida 1 for the first-time mother.
   • Gravida refers to the total number of pregnancies, not just live births.

   🇩🇪Anzahl der Schwangerschaften

   Synonyme: gravidity

• gravidae plural form
• gravidas plural form
• gravidae's possessive plural form
• gravidas' possessive plural form
• gravida's possessive singular form