false pregnancy

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pseudocyesis

Hypernyms

physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Examples

Porter, p. 319; Waller, pp. 87, 91 False pregnancy In September 1554, Mary stopped menstruating. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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