pseudocyesis

pseudocyesis
noun Etymology: New Latin, from pseud- + cyesis pregnancy, from Greek kyēsis, from kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme Date: circa 1817 a psychosomatic state that occurs without conception and is marked by some of the physical symptoms and changes in hormonal balance of pregnancy

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  • Pseudocyesis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 F45.8 Sonstige somatoforme Störungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pseudocyesis — /sooh doh suy ee sis/, n., pl. pseudocyeses / seez/. Pathol., Vet Pathol. See false pregnancy. [1810 20; PSEUDO + CYESIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • pseudocyesis — noun false pregnancy; the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant Syn: pseudopregnancy …   Wiktionary

  • pseudocyesis — SYN: false pregnancy. [pseudo + G. kyesis, pregnancy] * * * pseu·do·cy·e·sis sī ē səs n, pl e·ses .sēz a psychosomatic state that occurs without conception and is marked by some of the physical symptoms (as cessation of menses, enlargement of the …   Medical dictionary

  • pseudocyesis — [ˌs(j)u:dəʊsʌɪ i:sɪs] noun technical term for phantom pregnancy. Origin C19: from pseudo + Gk kuēsis conception …   English new terms dictionary

  • pseudocyesis — pseu·do·cyesis …   English syllables

  • pseudocyesis — phantom pregnancy; = false pregnancy; n. a condition in which a nonpregnant woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy, e.g. enlarged abdomen, increased weight, morning sickness, and absence of menstruation. The condition usually has an emotional basis …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pseudocyesis — pseu•do•cy•e•sis [[t]ˌsu doʊ saɪˈi sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] siz[/t]] psi pat vet false pregnancy …   From formal English to slang

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