primipara

primipara definition - medical

pri·mip·a·ra (prī-mĭpˈər-ə)

noun pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (-ə-rēˌ)
  1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
  2. A woman who has given birth for the first time to an infant or infants, alive or stillborn.

Related Forms:

  • priˌmi·parˈi·ty (-mĭ-părˈĭ-tē) noun

Related Forms:

  • pri·mipˈa·rous adjective

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