Medical Suffix

-gravida

pregnant woman

From Latin gravida, pregnant woman, from gravidus, laden, pregnant

Meaning

What does -gravida mean?

-gravida is a suffix meaning pregnant woman. It comes from Latin gravida, pregnant woman, from gravidus, laden, pregnant.

Gravida counts pregnancies whatever the outcome and para counts births, so a woman in her first pregnancy is a primigravida and a nullipara.

In real words

nulligravida
1. Prefixnulli-none
2. Suffix-gravidapregnant woman
a woman who has never been pregnant
primigravida
1. Prefixprimi-first
2. Suffix-gravidapregnant woman
a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida
1. Prefixmulti-many, more than one
2. Suffix-gravidapregnant woman
a woman who has been pregnant two or more times, whatever the outcome

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-gravida is one of 12 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.