| gravid | Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." . Origin: L. Gravidus, fr. Gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gravid uterus | The condition of the uterus in pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravida | A pregnant woman. Gravida followed by a roman numeral or preceded by a Latin prefix (primi-, secundi-, etc.) designates the pregnant woman by number of pregnancies; e.g. Gravida I, primigravida; a woman in her first pregnancy, gravida II, secundigravida; a woman in her second pregnancy. Compare: para. Origin: L. Gravidus (adj.), fem. Gravida, fr. Gravis, heavy (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidic | Relating to pregnancy or a pregnant woman. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidic retinitis | An obsolete term for toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. See: toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidic retinopathy | Sudden angiospasm of retinal arterioles, later followed by retinal vascular signs of advanced hypertensive retinopathy; vascular changes disappear rapidly after termination of the pregnancy. Synonym: eclamptic retinopathy, gravidic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidism | The condition of having a developing embryo or foetus in the body, after union of an ovum and spermatozoon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| graviditas | Synonym: pregnancy. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graviditas examnialis | A pregnancy in which the chorion is intact, but the amnion has ruptured and shrunk. Synonym: graviditas examnialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graviditas exochorialis | Pregnancy in which the membranes rupture and shrink, causing the foetus to develop outside the chorionic sac but within the uterus. Synonym: graviditas exochorialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidity | <obstetrics> Pregnancy, the condition of being pregnant, without regard to the outcome. Origin: L. Graviditas (18 Nov 1997) |
| gravigrade | <zoology> Slow-paced. One of the pachyderms. Origin: L. Gravis heavy + gradus step. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gravimeter | Synonym: hydrometer. Origin: L. Gravis, heavy, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravimetric | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. Grav"imet"rically, adv. <chemistry> Gravimetric analysis, analysis in which the amounts of the coastituents are determined by weight; in distinction from volumetric analysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| graving | L. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, especially. By incision or in intaglio. 2. That which is graved or carved. "Skillful to . . . Grave any manner of graving." (2 Chron. Ii. 14) 3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart. "New gravings upon their souls." (Eikon Basilike) Origin: From Grave to dig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |