Multipara, grand
“multi-” from “multus”, much + “-para” from “pario”, to bring forth = to bring forth much (in the way of children).
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- Multiparous
1) Having multiple births. 2) Related to a multipara. See also uniparous.
- Multiple abortions
Two or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) by a woman. Couples who have had multiple abortions have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromosome translocation responsible for the miscarriages.
- Multiple daily injections
Abbreviated MDI. Several shots every day as of insulin to provide tight control of blood sugar.
- Multiple miscarriage
More than one miscarriage for a woman. In multiple miscarriages, there is about a 5 percent chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromosome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. Other causes of multiple miscarriage include Rh incompatibility, continuing exposure to teratogens (agents that can injure the fetus), and physical problems in the […]
- Multiple myeloma
A bone marrow cancer that involves a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells in myeloma can form a single collection (plasmacytoma) or many tumors (multiple myeloma). Plasma cells are normally part of the immune system; they make antibodies. Because myeloma patients have an excess of identical plasma […]