pseudocyesis
noun
pseu·do·cy·e·sis
ˌsü-dō-sī-ˈē-səs 
: a psychosomatic state that occurs without conception and is marked by some of the physical symptoms and changes in hormonal balance of pregnancy
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Defense attorneys tried to argue that Montgomery was suffering from pseudocyesis and was in a dissociative state at the time of the murder.
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Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 11 Jan. 2021
Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 11 Jan. 2021
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pseudocyesis
noun
pseu·do·cy·e·sis
-sī-ˈē-səs
plural pseudocyeses
-ˌsēz
: a psychosomatic state that occurs without conception and is marked by some of the physical symptoms (as cessation of menses, enlargement of the abdomen, and apparent fetal movements) and changes in hormonal balance of pregnancy
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