Which medical term means first birth?
A) primigravida
B) nullipara
C) multigravida
D) primipara
D) primipara
Primi- means first and -para means to bear, so primipara means first birth. -
gravida means pregnant woman, so primigravida means first pregnancy. Nulli- means none, so
nullipara would be no births. Multi- means more than one, so multigravida would mean more
than one pregnancy.
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