[
UK
/ɡɹˈævɪd/
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ADJECTIVE
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in an advanced stage of pregnancy
was big with child
was great with child
How To Use gravid In A Sentence
- Quod bonis bene fit beneficium, gratia ea gravida est bonis. nunc tu illum si illo es missurus, dice monstra praecipe quae ad patrem vis nuntiari. vin vocem huc ad te? Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
- His timing was bad: the Warwick agreement, gravid with promise, had just been signed.
- Objective To analyse the relationship between parameters of gravida and fetal birth weight, and derive the formula of estimated fetal weight(EFW).
- This was a large-scale, anatomical publication filled with high-quality engravings of the gravid, or pregnant, uterus.
- I suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum and ended up in a coma. Times, Sunday Times
- Research about the effect of the use of the partograph showed that over a fifth of the graphs of primigravidae crossed the alert line, and 10-11% crossed the action line (Philpott and Castle 1972, WHO 1994b). 3. CARE DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR
- She is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. Times, Sunday Times
- One month later, lobstermen in Western Long Island Sound began to report sightings of gravid female lobsters dying in the throes of abortive molts.
- Bono animo es, adsum auxilio, Amphitruo, tibi et tuis: nihil est quod timeas. hariolos, haruspices mitte omnes; quae futura et quae facta eloquar, multo adeo melius quam illi, quom sum Iuppiter. primum omnium Alcumenae usuram corporis cepi, et concubitu gravidam feci filio. Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
- In addition to concerns about the difficulty of making a prompt and accurate diagnosis, the displacement of the appendix by the gravid uterus has resulted in controversy about the optimal site of abdominal incision for appendectomy.