gravidity

Definition of graviditynext
as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body a study examining the effects of gravidity on women's athletic performance

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Noun
  • If the pregnancy hormone hCG was detected, brown-red sediment would start to form in the test tube.
    thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 20 Mar. 2026
  • For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Finally premiering Thursday night at SXSW after a long gestation period, writer-director Victoria Strouse‘s hilarious dysfunctional-siblings comedy Seekers of Infinite Love proves to be well worth the wait.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Around six weeks of gestation, tooth buds start to appear.
    Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Gravidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravidity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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