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cyesis

American  
[sahy-ee-sis] / saɪˈi sɪs /

noun

plural

cyeses

  1. pregnancy.

cyesis British  
/ saɪˈiːsɪs /

noun

  1. med the technical name for pregnancy

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Other Word Forms

  • cyetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyesis

< New Latin < Greek kýēsis pregnancy, equivalent to kyē- (variant stem of kyeîn to be pregnant) + -sis -sis

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