nulliparous
pronunciation
How to pronounce nulliparous in British English:
UK [nʌ'lɪpərəs]
How to pronounce nulliparous in American English:
US [nʌ'lɪpərəs]
Word Origin
- nulliparous (adj.)
- 1859, from medical Latin nullipara "female who has never given birth," from nulli-, stem of nullus "no" (see null) + -para, fem. of parus, from parere "to bring forth" (see pare) + -ous.
Example
- 1. Labor analgesia and cesarean delivery : an individual patient meta-analysis of nulliparous women .
- 2. Inefficient uterine action is the most common cause of dystocia in the nulliparous gravida , especially early in labor .
- 3. Second-stage labor duration in nulliparous women : relationship to maternal and perinatal outcomes .