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pseudo
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pseudobulb
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pseudoclassic
pseudoclassicism
pseudocoelomate
pseudocyesis
pseudogene
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pseudocyesis

pseu·do·cy·e·sis [ sdō sī ssiss ] (plural pseu·do·cy·e·ses [ sdō sī  sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
medicine  ( technical )
Same as  false pregnancy


[Mid-19th century. <pseudo- + Greek kuēsis "conception"]
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