What is another word for false pregnancy?
Pronunciation: [fˈɒls pɹˈɛɡnənsi] (IPA) 
False pregnancy is a term used to describe a condition where a woman displays symptoms of being pregnant, but is not actually carrying a baby. There are several synonyms for false pregnancy, such as pseudocyesis, imaginary pregnancy, hysterical pregnancy, and phantom pregnancy. Pseudocyesis is the medical term for false pregnancy and is derived from the Greek language, where "pseudes" means false and "kuein" means to conceive. Hysterical pregnancy is a term used to describe the psychological aspect of false pregnancy, where a woman's mind tricks her body into thinking she is pregnant. Phantom pregnancy is another synonym for false pregnancy, where a woman experiences all the symptoms of pregnancy but there is no fetus present in the womb.
