Definitions Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Gravid - CORRECT ANSWER the state of being pregnant
gravida - CORRECT ANSWER pregnant woman
nulligravida - CORRECT ANSWER a woman who has never been pregnant
primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - CORRECT ANSWER a woman who has had two or more pregnancies
parity - CORRECT ANSWER the number of times a woman has given birth to a child
(live or stillborn) after 20 wks gestation (prior to 20 weeks it is considered an abortion, either
spontaneous to therapeutic)
nullipara - CORRECT ANSWER a woman has not yet given birth
primipara - CORRECT ANSWER a woman who has given birth once after 20 weeks
gestation (after age of viability)
multipara - CORRECT ANSWER a woman who has given birth more than once
preterm - CORRECT ANSWER 20-36+6 weeks of gestation
term - CORRECT ANSWER 37-41+6 weeks of gestation