false pregnancy
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
