gravidity

IPA/ɡɹavˈɪdɪti/
IPA/ɡɹævˈɪdᵻɾi/

gravidity — noun

1. the medical state of carrying a developing baby in the womb; a clinical term use

1.名詞C2
釋義

the medical state of carrying a developing baby in the womb; a clinical term used by doctors and researchers instead of the everyday word 'pregnancy'.

例句

Gabriel's textbook described how gravidity affects blood pressure during the second trimester.

academic register: 'gravidity affects ...'

The midwife asked about Antonia's gravidity before reviewing her medical chart.

clinical context: asking 'about gravidity'

同義詞
  • pregnancy

    the everyday word; same meaning but used in all registers, not just medical.

  • gestation

    focuses on the process of the baby growing in the womb, often with a time period (e.g. 'gestation lasts nine months').

  • gravidness

    rare formal variant of gravidity; almost interchangeable but even less common in modern texts.

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

Almost only used in medical writing, hospital records, and research papers. In everyday talk, English speakers say 'pregnancy' instead. Subject of the verb is usually an institution, researcher, or clinical record, not a regular person.

常見錯誤

❌My sister told me about her gravidity at dinner.
✅My sister told me about her pregnancy at dinner.
💡'gravidity' is a clinical term, not used in casual family conversation.
❌She has a gravidity.
✅She is pregnant.' or ✅ 'Her gravidity was recorded as positive.
💡'gravidity' is uncountable and does not take 'a'.

2. the total number of times a woman has been pregnant, counted by obstetricians re

2.名詞C2
釋義

the total number of times a woman has been pregnant, counted by obstetricians regardless of whether each pregnancy ended in birth, miscarriage, or termination.

例句

Élise's chart noted her gravidity as four, although only two pregnancies reached full term.

gravidity as [number] — counting all pregnancies

The obstetrician asked about Tanvi's gravidity and parity at the first appointment.

paired with 'parity' (number of births)

同義詞
反義詞
  • parity

    not a true antonym but the paired clinical concept: parity counts births, gravidity counts pregnancies.

文法句型

gravidity + number (gravidity 3)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this counts pregnancies as a number, while sense 1 names the state itself. Doctors often write 'G4P2' (gravidity 4, parity 2). The number includes every pregnancy regardless of outcome, which is what separates it from 'parity' (births only).

常見錯誤

❌Her gravidity was successful.
✅Her pregnancy was successful.
💡gravidity-2 names a count, so it cannot be 'successful' or 'failed'.
❌gravidity of three children
✅gravidity of three
💡the count refers to pregnancies, not children born.