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pseudocyesis

pseu do cy e sis |ˌso͞odōsīˈēsis ˌsudoʊsaɪˈisɪs | ▶noun technical term for false pregnancy. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pseudo- ‘false ’ + Greek kuēsis ‘conception. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pseudocyesis

pseudocyesis |ˌsjuːdəʊsʌɪˈiːsɪs | ▶noun technical term for phantom pregnancy. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pseudo- ‘false ’ + Greek kuēsis ‘conception ’.