Gravida vs. Para — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gravida and Para
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Definitions
Gravida
(medicine) A pregnant woman.
Para
A state in northern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast at the delta of the Amazon; capital, Belém. It is a region of dense rainforest.
Gravida
The number of the pregnancy that a woman is in;
In her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three
Para
(historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
Gravida
A pregnant woman
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Para
(medicine) A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to viable gestational age a certain number of times, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
Para
Clipping of paragraph
Para
Clipping of paratrooper
Para
Clipping of paraprofessional educator
Para
Clipping of paraplegic
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Para
Very drunk
Para
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Para
The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm.
Para
Short for Pará rubber.
Para
(obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered;
The parity of the mother must be considered
A bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children
Para
100 para equal 1 dinar
Para
A soldier in the paratroops
Para
An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
Para
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
