pseu|do|preg|nant

pseu|do|preg|nant
pseu|do|preg|nant «SOO doh PREHG nuhnt», adjective.
affected with or characterized by pseudopregnancy: »

Ova were transferred to the ovidts of three pseudopregnant females (that is, mice physiologically prepared for motherhood by mating with sterile males) (New Scientist).


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  • pseudopregnancy — pseu•do•preg•nan•cy [[t]ˌsu doʊˈprɛg nən si[/t]] n. pl. cies phl pat vet false pregnancy • Etymology: 1855–60 pseu do•preg′nant, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • pseudopregnancy — 1. SYN: false pregnancy. 2. A condition in which symptoms resembling those of pregnancy are present, but which is not pregnancy; occurs after sterile copulation in mammalian species in which copulation induces ovulation, and also in dogs, in… …   Medical dictionary

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