Definition of pseudopregnancy in English:
pseudopregnancy
nounPlural pseudopregnancies sjuːdə(ʊ)ˈprɛɡnənsiˌsudoʊˈprɛɡnənsi
another term for phantom pregnancy
Example sentencesExamples
- After undergoing a pseudopregnancy, my neighbors' Jack Russell terrier chased away the family's cat and adopted and suckled her kittens.
- Diestrus follows estrus in the nonpregnant cycle, characterized by a state of ‘pseudopregnancy’, which is followed by a return of the uterus and ovaries to the anestrus, resting state.
- Zearalenone consumption will produce vulva swelling, prolapse, pseudopregnancy, false heat symptoms, and other estrogenic problems in the reproductive process.
Definition of pseudopregnancy in US English:
pseudopregnancy
nounˌsudoʊˈprɛɡnənsiˌso͞odōˈpreɡnənsē
another term for false pregnancy
Example sentencesExamples
- Zearalenone consumption will produce vulva swelling, prolapse, pseudopregnancy, false heat symptoms, and other estrogenic problems in the reproductive process.
- After undergoing a pseudopregnancy, my neighbors' Jack Russell terrier chased away the family's cat and adopted and suckled her kittens.
- Diestrus follows estrus in the nonpregnant cycle, characterized by a state of ‘pseudopregnancy’, which is followed by a return of the uterus and ovaries to the anestrus, resting state.