Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0702 short lesson, about 20 seconds
gravid/o: Pregnancy
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The idea
The combining form gravid slash o names pregnancy.
In practice
A record may note the number of pregnancies as gravida.
Where people slip
Gravida counts pregnancies; a separate term counts births.
Your place on the trail
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