PRIMI- denotes which ordinal?

PRIMI- denotes which ordinal?

• A. Second
• B. First
• C. Last
• D. Primary

Answer: (B)

PRIMI- signals the first in a sequence. It comes from the Latin primus, meaning first. In medical terms you’ll see primipara (a woman who has given birth for the first time) and primigravida (pregnant for the first time). So the ordinal it indicates is first. It doesn’t denote second or last, which would use different roots (for example, secund- for second or terms meaning last). While primary shares the same root and also conveys a initial sense, it’s an adjective about importance or order rather than the specific ordinal form.

PRIMI- signals the first in a sequence. It comes from the Latin primus, meaning first. In medical terms you’ll see primipara (a woman who has given birth for the first time) and primigravida (pregnant for the first time). So the ordinal it indicates is first. It doesn’t denote second or last, which would use different roots (for example, secund- for second or terms meaning last). While primary shares the same root and also conveys a initial sense, it’s an adjective about importance or order rather than the specific ordinal form.