multigravida

[ muhl-ti-grav-i-duh ]
/ ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪ də /

noun, plural mul·ti·grav·i·das, mul·ti·grav·i·dae [muhl-ti-grav-i-dee] /ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.

a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.

Origin of multigravida

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + gravida

OTHER WORDS FROM multigravida

mul·ti·gra·vid·i·ty [muhl-ti-gruh-vid-i-tee] /ˌmʌl tɪ grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, noun

British Dictionary definitions for multigravida

multigravida
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə) /

noun

a woman who is pregnant for at least the third time Compare multipara

Word Origin for multigravida

C20: New Latin; see multi-, gravid

Medical definitions for multigravida

multigravida
[ mŭl′tĭ-grăvĭ-də ]

n.

A pregnant woman with one or more previous pregnancies.