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primipara

[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]

noun

Obstetrics.
plural primiparas, primiparae
  1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.


primipara

/ ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ; praɪˈmɪpərə /

noun

  1. obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child Also writtenPara I
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • primiparity, noun
  • ˈ貹dzܲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··貹··ٲ [prahy-mi-, par, -i-tee], noun
  • ·a·dzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of primipara1

1835–45; < Latin ī貹, equivalent to ī- (combining form of īܲ first; prime ) + -para, feminine of -parus -parous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of primipara1

C19: from Latin, from īܲ first + parere to bring forth
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Example Sentences

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If the offspring of a primipara dies, it is sometimes buried in a place where jackals can get at it.

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Sagittal section of a primipara in the last month of pregnancy.

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"I have rarely seen a primipara enjoy easier labor," concluded Robertson, "and I have never seen one look forward to the happy realization of motherhood with greater satisfaction."

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In the first the patient was a primipara 20 years of age, and, until the dilatation of the cervix was complete and efforts at expulsion had commenced, the uterine contractions were quite painless.

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On April 30th the fundus of the tumor was 35 cm. above the symphysis and the uterus 11 1/2 cm.; the cervix was soft as that of a primipara at term.

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