pseudopregnancy

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noun

Synonym of pseudocyesis.

Similar
pseudocyesis
OriginEnglish pregnancy ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudopregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural pseudopregnancies)

plural pseudopregnancies

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of pseudocyesis.

    Synonyms: pseudocyesis

    1. countableuncountableThe persistence of the corpus luteum following infertile copulation in some mammals.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pseudocyesis.

Similar
pseudocyesis
Also see
pseudocyesis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishpregnancy
  6. Englishpseudopregnancy

From pseudo- + pregnancy.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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