pseudopregnancy
[ soo-doh-preg-nuh n-see ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈprɛg nən si /
noun, plural pseu·do·preg·nan·cies.
Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
false pregnancy.
OTHER WORDS FROM pseudopregnancy
pseu·do·preg·nant, adjectiveWords nearby pseudopregnancy
pseudophone,
pseudoplatelet,
pseudopod,
pseudopodium,
pseudopolyp,
pseudopregnancy,
pseudoprostyle,
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism,
pseudopsia,
pseudopterygium,
pseudoptosis
British Dictionary definitions for pseudopregnancy
Medical definitions for pseudopregnancy
pseudopregnancy
[ sōō′dō-prĕg′nən-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.