different between nulliparous vs fissiparous

English

Etymology

null +? -parous

Adjective

nulliparous (not comparable)

1. (of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth.
2. (of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs.

Alternative forms

• nuliparous

Synonyms

• nonparous
• nonparturient
• nonparturitive

Antonyms

• parous

Related terms

• nullipara
• nulliparity

Translations

English

Etymology

An adaptation of the New Latin fissiparus, from fissus (“split”, “cleft”) + pari? (“I bring forth”) by mistaken analogy with v?viparus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??s?p???s/

Adjective

fissiparous (comparative more fissiparous, superlative most fissiparous)

1. Factious, tending to break into pieces
2. Causing division or fragmenting something (often appearing in the collocation "fissiparous tendencies").
3. (biology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

Translations

Synonyms

• (factious): factious, unstable
• (causing fragmentation): divisive, fragmenting

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:fissiparous.

Related terms

• fissile
• fissiparism
• oviparous
• multiparous
• nulliparous
• viviparous
• ovoviviparous