Pseudocyesis
Also called False pregnancy
Obstetrics & GynecologyPsychiatryGood to know
Firm belief in being pregnant accompanied by physical symptoms such as abdominal distension and amenorrhea, despite the absence of a fetus.
Korean
상상임신
태아가 없음에도 복부 팽만·무월경 등 임신 증상이 실제로 나타나는 상태; 거짓 임신이라고도 한다.
French
Pseudocyèse(Grossesse nerveuse)
Croyance en une grossesse avec symptômes physiques (distension abdominale, aménorrhée) malgré l'absence de fœtus ; aussi appelée fausse grossesse.
Word parts
pseudo-Prefix(Greek) False-cyesisSuffix(Greek) Pregnancy