| 释义 |
pseu·do·cyesis
\“+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pseud- + cyesis
: a psychosomatic state marked by involuntary simulation of pregnancy and often accompanied by clear-cut physical symptoms (as cessation of menses, enlargement of the abdomen, and apparent fetal movements) and changes in endocrine balance of the same type as but less marked than those accompanying pregnancy — called also false pregnancy |