Gravid Health Dictionary

Gravid: From 2 Different Sources


Pregnant (see PREGNANCY AND LABOUR).
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
adj. currently pregnant. The term gravidity is used to indicate the total number of pregnancies a woman has had, including the current pregnancy, previous live births, stillbirths, miscarriages, and abortions. Compare parity.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

A rare condition (less than 0·2 per cent) of pregnancy, in which there is severe vomiting. If untreated it can result in severe dehydration, ketoacidosis (an excess of KETONE acids) and liver damage. More common in multiple pregnancy, it may recur in subsequent pregnancies.... hyperemesis gravidarum

Gravida

The medical term for a pregnant woman.

The term gravida is often combined with a prefix to indicate the total number of pregnancies a woman has undergone (including the present one).

For example, a primigravida is a woman who is pregnant for the first time.... gravida

Granuloma Gravidarum

see pregnancy epulis.... granuloma gravidarum



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