nulliparityn.
/ˌnʌlɪˈparᵻti/, U.S. /ˌnələˈpɛrədi/ Medicine and Entomology.
The state or condition of being nulliparous.
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nulliparity1879
1879 Trans. Obstetr. Soc. 20 173 Circumstances..in which proof of parity or nulliparity may turn out to be proof of innocence or guilt.
1966 Science 18 Feb. 827/1 The evidence for nulliparity is direct, but implicit in this observation is that the mosquitoes in question have never had a blood meal, hence have had no opportunity to become infected.
1984 Patient Care (Nexis) 15 Dec. 63 Other risk factors [for endometrial carcinoma] include a positive family history, early menarche, nulliparity, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, hypertension, and diabetes.
2000 Family Planning Perspectives 32 136/1 The multivariate analysis indicates that older age, nulliparity and race or ethnicity again show no net effect on receipt of infertility service.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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