Associations to the word «Pseudocyesis»

Wiktionary

PSEUDOCYESIS, noun. False pregnancy; the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant

Dictionary definition

PSEUDOCYESIS, noun. Physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne