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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

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

If she does not give birth at the end of the cycle, she has experienced what is a called a false pregnancy or pseudopregnancy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2015

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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