gravid
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grav·id

adjective \ˈgra-vəd\

Definition of GRAVID

2
: distended with or full of eggs <a gravid fish>
gra·vid·i·ty \gra-ˈvi-də-tē\ noun

Examples of GRAVID

  1. <the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month>

Origin of GRAVID

Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
First Known Use: 1597

Other Embryology Terms

neonate, ontogeny, parturition

Rhymes with GRAVID

grav·id

adjective \ˈgrav-əd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GRAVID

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