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gravidity
gra·vid·i·ty [ grav-id-it-ee ]
Subclass of:
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena; Reproductive History; Pregnancy
Definitions related to gravidity:
  • (gravida) A woman who currently is pregnant or has been in the past, irrespective of the pregnancy outcome.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a female. It is different from PARITY, which is the number of offspring borne. (From Stedman, 26th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (gravida indicator) An indication as to whether the subject is or has ever been pregnant.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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