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PSEUDOCYESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pseudocyesis mean? 

PSEUDOCYESIS (noun)
  The noun PSEUDOCYESIS has 1 sense:

1. physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnantplay

  Familiarity information: PSEUDOCYESIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSEUDOCYESIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

false pregnancy; pseudocyesis

Hypernyms ("pseudocyesis" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)


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