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noun
A false pregnancy: the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, pseudopregnancy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: false pregnancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
History
From pseudo- + cyesis, from Latin pseudo- + Ancient Greek κύησις (kúēsis).
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