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gravidity

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grav·id  (grvd)
adj.
Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.

[Latin gravidus, from gravis, heavy; see gwer-1 in Indo-European roots.]

gra·vidi·ty (gr-vd-t), gravid·ness n.
gravid·ly adv.

gravidity
pregnancy. — gravid, adj.
See also: Birth
the state or condition of pregnancy. — gravidness, n. — gravid, adj.
See also: Pregnancy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gravidity - technical terms for pregnancy
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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Discrete-time hazard models were used, candidate confounders were assessed, and the following variables were included in the model: study site, maternal age, gravidity, marital status, education, race/ethnicity, smoking and use of progesterone in early pregnancy.
HIV infection decreases or eliminates the reduction in malarial parasitaemia normally seen with increasing gravidity.
 
 
 
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