gravidness

grav·id

 (grăv′ĭd)

adj.

Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.

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[Latin gravidus, from gravis, heavy; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

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gra·vid′i·ty (grə-vĭd′ĭ-tē), grav′id·ness n.

grav′id·ly adv.

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Noun

1.

gravidness - technical terms for pregnancy gravidation, gravidity maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

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gravidness

noun

The condition of carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:

gestation, gravidity, parturiency, pregnancy.

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