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pseudocyesis

(so̵̅o̅′dō sī ē′sis)

a physical condition caused by emotional factors or by a tumor, etc., in which a female's body manifests signs of pregnancy, including amenorrhea and enlargement of the abdomen; false pregnancy

See pseudocyesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See false pregnancy.

Origin:

Origin: pseudo-

Origin: + New Latin cyēsis, pregnancy (from Greek kuēsis, from kuein, to swell; see keuə- in Indo-European roots)

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