pseudopregnancy

[ soo-doh-preg-nuh n-see ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈprɛg nən si /

noun, plural pseu·do·preg·nan·cies.

Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.

Origin of pseudopregnancy

First recorded in 1855–60; pseudo- + pregnancy

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudopregnancy

pseu·do·preg·nant, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for pseudopregnancy

pseudopregnancy
/ (ˈsjuːdəʊˌprɛɡnənsɪ) /

noun

another name for phantom pregnancy

Medical definitions for pseudopregnancy

pseudopregnancy
[ sōō′dō-prĕgnən-sē ]

n.

false pregnancy
A condition resembling pregnancy that occurs in some mammals, marked by persistence of the corpus luteum and usually following infertile copulation.