pseudocyesis
Americannoun
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pseudocyeses
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noun
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Understanding what’s happening in the body of a woman with pseudocyesis would help both treat the condition and reduce the stigma of the sufferer being labeled as “crazy,” Clark says.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 11, 2023
Nonetheless, both federal prosecutor Roseann Ketchmark and the opposing expert witness forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz vehemently countered the diagnosis of pseudocyesis.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2020
This hinged on the claim that Montgomery was suffering from a rare condition called pseudocyesis that caused her to believe she was pregnant and thought that Stinnett’s baby was hers.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2020
But pseudocyesis, if she had it, was a symptom of a bigger problem.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
In fact, nearly every text-book on obstetrics gives some space to the subject of pseudocyesis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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