Multiparity

Definition

noun

A medical term used to refer to a condition or state in which a woman has given birth to more than one offspring at a time.

Supplement

Word origin: from L, comb. form of multus much, many + parere, to give birth.

Related forms: multiparous (adjective).

Compare: nulliparity.

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