primipara

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For instance, in dealing with a primipara--one who is full of fear, who cannot stand pain, who is of an hysterical nature--morphin-scopolamin anesthesia is best suited in that particular case, because these drugs have a selective action when it comes to allay fear and produce amnesia.

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  1. noun A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
  2. noun A woman who has given birth to only one child.

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  1. Latin prīmipara : prīmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + -para, -para.

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  1. L: see primiparous.
 

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/praɪˈmɪpərə/
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