Just the other day I prevented a cesarean section on a woman, quadripara, with three living children, the first of which alone was at all difficult; the indication placed by the physician was that he "didnt want to tear her perineum."
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quadripara — qua·drip·a·ra kwä drip ə rə n a woman who has given birth to four children * * * quad·rip·a·ra (kwod ripґə rə) [quadri + para] a woman who has had four pregnancies which resulted in viable offspring; also written para IV … Medical dictionary
quadripara — noun (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies • Topics: ↑obstetrics, ↑OB, ↑tocology, ↑midwifery • Hypernyms: ↑mother, ↑female parent … Useful english dictionary
para IV — quadripara … Medical dictionary
para IV — • quadripara … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Para — Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a para. Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a birth , it must go to at least 20 weeks gestation (the mid point of a full term pregnancy) or yield an infant that weighs at least 500 grams,… … Medical dictionary
quartipara — quar·tip·a·ra (kwor tipґə rə) quadripara … Medical dictionary
female parent — noun a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) the mother of three children • Syn: ↑mother • Ant: ↑male parent, ↑father (for: ↑mother) … Useful english dictionary
midwifery — noun 1. the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother • Syn: ↑obstetrics, ↑OB, ↑tocology • Derivationally related forms: ↑obstetric (for: ↑obstetrics), ↑obstetrical … Useful english dictionary
tocology — noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother • Syn: ↑obstetrics, ↑OB, ↑midwifery • Derivationally related forms: ↑obstetric (for: ↑obstetrics), ↑obstetrical … Useful english dictionary
