English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudopregnancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of pseudocyesis.
  2. The persistence of the corpus luteum following infertile copulation in some mammals.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pseudopregnancy pseudopregnancies

Etymology

From pseudo- + pregnancy.

Synonyms

pseudocyesis
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