para-, par-, -parous, -partum
(Greek > Latin: to bring forth, to bear; producing viable offspring; giving birth to; brood; secreting)
A medical term referring to a woman who has given birth to her first or to just one child: Nancy, the primipara, who had been admitted to hospital and had given birth to her first baby, was understandably nervous and the nursing staff made efforts to reassure her that she and the baby would be fine.
primiparous (adjective) (not comparable)
Descriptive of a woman who is expecting or has just given birth to her first child: Sally was the happiest primiparous patient in the hospital.
quadripara
quartipara
quintipara
secundipara
secundiparity
secundiparous
semioparous
septipara
sextipara
sudoriparous
Producing, or secreting, sweat.
tertipara
A female which has had three pregnancies that resulted in viable (living) offspring.
tripara
1. A woman who has had three pregnancies that have lasted beyond 20 weeks or that have produced an infant of at least 500 grams; also known astertipara.
2. A reference to a woman who has borne three children in separate pregnancies.
2. A reference to a woman who has borne three children in separate pregnancies.
unipara
