pseu|do|cy|e|sis

pseu|do|cy|e|sis
pseu|do|cy|e|sis «SOO doh sy EE sihs», noun.
illness in which the patient thinks herself pregnant and displays some of the appropriate symptoms; false pregnancy.
[< pseudo- + Greek kýēsis conception]

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