An abnormal condition in which signs of pregnancy such as amenorrhea, nausea, and abdominal swelling are present in a woman who is not pregnant.
Example sentencesExamples
Psychologists believe that women who experience false pregnancy have an extremely strong desire to be pregnant and experience the process of pregnancy.
Coming up to the ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy, I was told it was a Blighted Ovum, better known as a false pregnancy, where it's only the sac growing, with no fetus in it.
Definition of false pregnancy in US English:
false pregnancy
noun
Medicine
An abnormal condition in which signs of pregnancy such as amenorrhea, nausea, and abdominal swelling are present in a woman who is not pregnant.
Example sentencesExamples
Coming up to the ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy, I was told it was a Blighted Ovum, better known as a false pregnancy, where it's only the sac growing, with no fetus in it.
Psychologists believe that women who experience false pregnancy have an extremely strong desire to be pregnant and experience the process of pregnancy.