- gravidity
- noun see gravid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gravidity
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Gravidity — Gra*vid i*ty, n. [L. graviditas.] The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gravidity — The number of pregnancies (complete or incomplete) experienced by a woman. [L. graviditas, pregnancy] * * * gra·vid·i·ty gra vid ət ē n, pl ties 1) PREGNANCY <several successive gravidities could be observed (Veterinary Bull.)> 2) the… … Medical dictionary
Gravidity — In medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant. In biology, the term gravid is used to describe the condition of a female live bearing fish (or snakes) when carrying young internally. In entomology it describes a… … Wikipedia
gravidity — See gravid. * * * … Universalium
gravidity — noun pregnancy See Also: gravid … Wiktionary
gravidity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: gestation, gravidness, par turiency, pregnancy. See REPRODUCTION … English dictionary for students
gravidity — n. pregnancy … English contemporary dictionary
gravidity — gra·vid·i·ty … English syllables
gravidity — noun technical terms for pregnancy • Syn: ↑gravidness, ↑gravidation • Derivationally related forms: ↑gravid (for: ↑gravidness), ↑gravid • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of terms associated with gravidity — In medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant,[1] regardless of whether the pregnancies were interrupted (by abortion, or fetal death) or resulted in a live birth. In biology, the term gravid is used to describe… … Wikipedia
