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pseudocyesis

[soo-doh-sahy-ee-sis] / ˌsu doʊ saɪˈi sɪs /
NOUN
false pregnancy
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Because of modern medicine and the wide availability of ultrasounds, very few cases of pseudocyesis today go undetected until apparent “delivery.”

From National Geographic • Sep. 11, 2023

Nonetheless, both federal prosecutor Roseann Ketchmark and the opposing expert witness forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz vehemently countered the diagnosis of pseudocyesis.

From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2020

This hinged on the claim that Montgomery was suffering from a rare condition called pseudocyesis that caused her to believe she was pregnant and thought that Stinnett’s baby was hers.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020

But pseudocyesis, if she had it, was a symptom of a bigger problem.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

Harvey cites several instances of pseudocyesis, and says we must not rashly determine of the the inordinate birth before the seventh or after the eleventh month.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)