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Descriptor English:

Pseudopregnancy

Descriptor Spanish:

Seudoembarazo

Descriptor Portuguese:

Pseudogravidez

Synonyms English:

Pseudocyesis
Pseudopregnancies

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Definition English:

An acyclic state that resembles PREGNANCY in that there is no ovarian cycle, ESTROUS CYCLE, or MENSTRUAL CYCLE. Unlike pregnancy, there is no EMBRYO IMPLANTATION. Pseudopregnancy can be experimentally induced to form DECIDUOMA in the UTERUS.

Indexing Annotation English:

do NOT check tag PREGNANCY

History Note English:

was in Cat G only 1968-78, was in Cat F only 1963-67

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

11992

Unique Identifier:

D011555

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