Meanings
plural pseudocyeses
- rareuncountableusuallymedicineA false pregnancy: the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.
Synonyms: false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, pseudopregnancy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA false pregnancy: the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.
More synonyms by meaning
nounphysiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύησις
- Latinpseudo-
- Englishpseudocyesis
From pseudo- + cyesis, from Latin pseudo- + Ancient Greek κύησις (kúēsis).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَمْل كَاذِب
- حَمْل كَاذِب (ḥaml kāḏib)false pregnancy
Bulgarian фалшива бременност
- фалшива бременност (falšiva bremennost)false pregnancy
French pseudocyesis, grossesse nerveuse
- pseudocyesisfalse pregnancy
- grossesse nerveusefalse pregnancy
Greek ψευδοκύηση
- ψευδοκύηση (psevdokýisi)false pregnancy
Portuguese pseudociese, gravidez psicológica
- pseudociesefalse pregnancy
- gravidez psicológicafalse pregnancy
Spanish pseudociesis, embarazo fantasma
- pseudociesisfalse pregnancy
- embarazo fantasmafalse pregnancy
Swedish skengraviditet
- skengraviditetfalse pregnancy
Cite this entry
pseudocyesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocyesis
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