[Beatrix]

hello,
a friend of my had his scientific (medical) papers translated and the translator used the word "radial" as a synonym for "already given birth"
however, I couldn't find the word in Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary or anywhere else. can anyone help? (thanks!)

[Beatrix]

anyone with an answer? please? it was translated this way by a native speaker and a student of mine demanded an explanation

[mesmark]

I'm originally a pharmacist and so have a medical background, but I've never heard of the word 'radial' in that context.

Can you give us the entire English sentence to see what they might have meant?

[mesmark]

Here's the entry in the online Webster medical dictionary

Nothing about pregnancey or any collocations that have to do with pregnancy.

[Beatrix]

thanks a lot, mark! I was starting to get desperate
yes, I'll try to find the sentence and post it here

[susan53]

I think (I'm not an expert) the word you need is para. I remembered being termed an "aged primipara" when I had my son (you tend not to forget - or forgive - a description like that) and looking it up, found this on mondofacto | medical dictionary

Para :
<obstetrics> A woman who has given birth to one or more infants. Para followed by a roman numeral or preceded by a Latin prefix (primi-, secundi-, terti-, quadri-, etc.) designates the number of times a pregnancy has culminated in a single or multiple birth; e.g. Para I, primipara; a woman who has given birth for the first time, para II, secundipara; a woman who has given birth for the second time to one or more infants.

Hope that helps,

Yours decrepitly,
Sue

[Beatrix]

yes, thanks a lot susan! now I have something to offer as a replacement for the dubious word.

lol about being called aged primipara, don't worry, I don't have any children yet so when it comes to having them I'll be called exactly the same way