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单词 pseudocyesis
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pseudocyesisn.

Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdəʊsʌɪˈiːsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌsudoʊˌsaɪˈisᵻs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pseudocyesis.
Etymology: < scientific Latin pseudocyesis ( J. M. Good Physiol. Syst. Nosol. (1817) 415) < post-classical Latin pseudo- pseudo- comb. form + ancient Greek κύησις conception, in Hellenistic Greek also pregnancy (see cyesiology n.).
Medicine.
False pregnancy; (also) †molar pregnancy (obsolete rare).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > false conception or pregnancy
molaa1398
mole?c1425
maw mother?c1475
mooncalf1565
whetstone1580
cushion1600
false conception1601
pseudocyesis1859
pseudopregnancy1860
1859 Med. Times & Gaz. 3 Sept. 225/1 There are two varieties of pseudo-cyesis or spurious pregnancy, a local and a constitutional.
1872 Lancet 18 May 686/1 The two cases of pseudocyesis which the author particularly treats are molar pregnancy and hydatidiform mole.
1950 H. B. Friedgood in R. H. Williams Textbk. Endocrinol. x. 657 The sensation of fetal movements is reported usually during the fourth or fifth months of pseudocyesis.
1995 Daily Tel. 15 Feb. 17/6 Pseudocyesis is a striking example of power the mind has over the body. The periods cease, the abdomen swells, the breasts increase in size.
2005 Theriogenology 64 743 False pregnancy, or pseudocyesis, is a normal phenomenon in bitches.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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