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primigravida
(redirected from primigravidae)

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primigravida [ˌpraɪmɪˈgrævɪdə]
n pl -das, -dae [-ˌdiː]
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Obstetrics a woman who is pregnant for the first time
[New Latin, from Latin prima first + gravida gravid (woman)]
primigravida
a woman who is pregnant for the first time.
See also: Birth
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Noun1.primigravida - (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time
gravida I
midwifery, obstetrics, tocology, OB - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
gravida - a pregnant woman
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48-50) In the presence of HIV infection, placental malaria appears to be independent of the number of pregnancies, so that the risk of placental malaria is similar in HIV-infected multigravidae and HIV-negative primigravidae.
Effects of malaria and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection ... by Oyibo, Wellington A.; Agomo, Chimere O. / International Journal of Health Science
The effects of smoking on birthweight-for-gestational-age curves in teenage and adult primigravidae, Public Health.
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primigravidae, HIV infection), or is lost (adults re-exposed to malaria after 2-3 years in a non-malarial area).
Severe malaria develops when partial immunity is not present by Maartens, Gary / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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