pseudopregnancy

pseudopregnancy definition - medical

pseu·do·preg·nan·cy (so͞oˌdō-prĕgˈnən-sē)

noun
  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.

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