pseudopregnancy
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pseudopregnancy — [so͞o΄dō preg′nən sē] n. pl. pseudopregnancies PSEUDOCYESIS … English World dictionary
pseudopregnancy — noun Date: 1860 1. pseudocyesis 2. an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals usually after an infertile copulation • pseudopregnant adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pseudopregnancy — pseudopregnant, adj. /sooh doh preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pseudopregnancies. Pathol., Vet. Pathol. See false pregnancy. [1855 60; PSEUDO + PREGNANCY] * * * … Universalium
pseudopregnancy — 1. SYN: false pregnancy. 2. A condition in which symptoms resembling those of pregnancy are present, but which is not pregnancy; occurs after sterile copulation in mammalian species in which copulation induces ovulation, and also in dogs, in… … Medical dictionary
pseudopregnancy — n. false pregnancy, simulated pregnancy … English contemporary dictionary
pseudopregnancy — noun (plural pseudopregnancies) another term for phantom pregnancy … English new terms dictionary
pseudopregnancy — pseu·do·pregnancy … English syllables
pseudopregnancy — pseu•do•preg•nan•cy [[t]ˌsu doʊˈprɛg nən si[/t]] n. pl. cies phl pat vet false pregnancy • Etymology: 1855–60 pseu do•preg′nant, adj … From formal English to slang
pseudopregnancy — … Useful english dictionary
False pregnancy — False pregnancy, most commonly termed pseudocyesis in humans and pseudopregnancy in other mammals, is the appearance of clinical and/or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant. Clinically … Wikipedia
