| gravid uterus | The condition of the uterus in pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| gravireceptors | Highly specialised receptor organs and nerve endings in the inner ear, joints, tendons, and muscles that give the brain information about body position, equilibrium, direction of gravitational forces, and the sensation of "down" or "up." Origin: L. Gravis, heavy, + receptor (05 Mar 2000) |