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pseudopregnancy

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pseu⋅do⋅preg⋅nan⋅cy

  [soo-doh-preg-nuhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
Origin:
1855–60; pseudo- + pregnancy

Related forms:
pseu⋅do⋅preg⋅nant, adjective

false pregnancy

 
–noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
Also called pseudopregnancy.

Origin:
1880–85
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false pregnancy  
n.  A condition that is usually psychosomatic but may be caused by a tumor or endocrine dysfunction, in which physical symptoms of pregnancy are manifested without conception. It may occur in both males and females but is much more common in females. Also called pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy.
pseu·do·preg·nan·cy   (sōō'dō-prěg'nən-sē)   
n.   pl. pseu·do·preg·nan·cies

  1. See false pregnancy.

  2. A condition resembling pregnancy that occurs in some mammals, marked by persistence of the corpus luteum and usually following infertile copulation.

pseu'do·preg'nant adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: false pregnancy
Function: noun
: PSEUDOCYESIS, PSEUDOPREGNANCY

Main Entry: pseu·do·preg·nan·cy
Pronunciation: "süd-O-'preg-n&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: a condition which resembles pregnancy: as a : PSEUDOCYESIS b : an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals usually after an infertile copulation —pseu·do·preg·nant /-n&nt/ adjective
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false pregnancy n.
See pseudocyesis.

pseudopregnancy pseu·do·preg·nan·cy (s&oomacr;'dō-prěg'nən-sē)
n.

  1. See pseudocyesis.

  2. A condition resembling pregnancy that occurs in some mammals, marked by persistence of the corpus luteum and usually following infertile copulation.

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pseudopregnancy

disorder that may mimic many of the effects of pregnancy, including enlargement of the uterus; cessation of menstruation; morning sickness; and even labour pains at term. The cause may be physical-the growth of a tumour or hydatidiform mole in the uterus-or emotional

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