PSEUDOCYESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant

Synonyms:

false pregnancy; pseudocyesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pseudocyesis" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

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