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false pregnancy

NOUN
apparent but unreal pregnancy
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Clark has seen several cases of false pregnancy in her practice.

From National Geographic Sep. 11, 2023

It won’t be clear if the panda is pregnant, or if she’s had what’s known as a false pregnancy, for several months.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2020

The legal battle between Drake and an Instagram model who made false pregnancy and rape claims against him is over.

From Fox News Dec. 2, 2018

Her hormone levels should rise for the next few weeks, and then come down, at which point she will either deliver a cub or have had a false pregnancy, the zoo said.

From Washington Post Aug. 10, 2015

The swelling could be caused by dangerous strains and dilatency, he says, or might be merely a "false pregnancy," resulting from other, less menacing geological quirks.

From Time Magazine Archive



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