单词	pseudopregnancy
释义	pseudopregnancy noun pseu·​do·​preg·​nan·​cy ˌsü-dō-ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē  1 : pseudocyesis 2 : an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals usually after an infertile copulation pseudopregnant ˌsü-dō-ˈpreg-nənt  adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web As a result, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, headquartered in Front Royal, Virginia, became a leader in giant panda estrus, breeding, pregnancy, pseudopregnancy and cub development. Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2020 The panda had been experiencing a pseudopregnancy — where a panda has behavioral and hormonal reactions that mimic an actual pregnancy — over the past several months, officials said. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019 The National Zoo should know by the end of August whether panda Mei Xiang is experiencing pregnancy or pseudopregnancy. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2019 Some species, however, go through a strange phase called a pseudopregnancy, which looks just like a real pregnancy except there is no fetus. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2017 A panda that is undergoing a pseudopregnancy does everything pregnant pandas do. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition pseudopregnancy noun pseu·​do·​preg·​nan·​cy ˌsüd-ō-ˈpreg-nən-sē  plural pseudopregnancies : a condition which resembles pregnancy: as a : pseudocyesis b : an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals usually after an infertile copulation
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