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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition that is usually psychosomatic but may be caused by a tumor or endocrine dysfunction, in which physical symptoms of pregnancy are manifested without conception. It may occur in both males and females but is much more common in females.
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- noun physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
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