What it means
The root in words about pregnancy. Gravida is the number of times a person has been pregnant, whatever the outcome; a primigravida is pregnant for the first time and a multigravida has been pregnant more than once. A gravid uterus is a pregnant one. Gravida is the G in GTPAL, a shorthand for pregnancy history.
Related terms
fundal height
The distance in centimeters from the top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus, measured during pregnancy.