What does the root Gravid- signify?

What does the root Gravid- signify?

• A. Expectant
• B. Attentive
• C. Pregnant
• D. Lactating

Answer: (C)

Gravid- signals pregnancy. It comes from a root meaning heavy or burdened, and in medical terms it’s used to indicate that someone is carrying a pregnancy—words like gravid or gravida appear in obstetrics to describe pregnancy status. That makes “pregnant” the best fit. The other options don’t derive from this root or describe the state of pregnancy in medical language (lactating relates to milk production, attentive isn’t a medical term for pregnancy, and while “expectant” can describe someone awaiting birth in everyday language, it isn’t the exact root meaning here).

Gravid- signals pregnancy. It comes from a root meaning heavy or burdened, and in medical terms it’s used to indicate that someone is carrying a pregnancy—words like gravid or gravida appear in obstetrics to describe pregnancy status. That makes “pregnant” the best fit. The other options don’t derive from this root or describe the state of pregnancy in medical language (lactating relates to milk production, attentive isn’t a medical term for pregnancy, and while “expectant” can describe someone awaiting birth in everyday language, it isn’t the exact root meaning here).