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false pregnancy
false pregnancy n PSEUDOCYESIS, PSEUDOPREGNANCY

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see pseudocyesis

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absence of the menses and presence of other signs of pregnancy, without occurrence of conception and development of an embryo. It may be due to psychogenic factors, to a tumor or mole, or to endocrine disorders. Called also pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy, and spurious p.

Medical dictionary. 2011.