polycyesis

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noun

Multiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.

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Meanings

nounpolycyesis (usually uncountable, plural polycyeses)

plural polycyeses

  1. uncommonuncountableusuallyMultiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:polycyesis.

Origin

From poly- (“multiple”) + cyesis (“pregnancy”).

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APA

polycyesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycyesis

MLA

“polycyesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycyesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polycyesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycyesis.

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