Pathologic Function
physiologic pseudocyesis
Subclass of:
Pregnancy
Definitions related to physiologic pseudocyesis:
  • (pseudocyesis) Rare condition in which a nonpregnant patient has the signs and symptoms of pregnancy, such as abdominal distention, breast enlargement, pigmentation, cessation of menses and morning sickness.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • (pseudopregnancy) Absence of menses accompanied by other signs of pregnancy without conception; may be due to psychogenic factors, abdominal neoplasia, or a hormonal disorder.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (pseudopregnancy) An acyclic state that resembles PREGNANCY in that there is no ovarian cycle, ESTROUS CYCLE, or MENSTRUAL CYCLE. Unlike pregnancy, there is no EMBRYO IMPLANTATION. Pseudopregnancy can be experimentally induced to form DECIDUOMA in the UTERUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • False pregnancy, disorder that may mimic many of the effects of pregnancy, including enlargement of the uterus, cessation of menstruation, morning sickness, and even labour pains at term. The cause may be physical--the growth of a tumour or hydatidiform mole in the uterus--or...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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