false pregnancy
noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
Also called
pseudopregnancy.
Origin of false pregnancy
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby false pregnancy
false pain,
false pelvis,
false pond,
false position,
false positive,
false pregnancy,
false pretences,
false pretenses,
false relation,
false rib,
false ribs
British Dictionary definitions for false pregnancy
Medical definitions for false pregnancy
false pregnancy
n.
A usually psychosomatic condition, occurring in both males and females, in which physical symptoms of pregnancy are manifested without conception.
pseudocyesis pseudopregnancy