pseudopregnancy
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(so͞oˌdō-prĕgˈnən-sē)
noun pl. pseu·do·preg·nan·cies - See false pregnancy.
- 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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- pseuˌdo·pregˈnant adjective
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