phantom pregnancy

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phantom pregnancy

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance Also called false pregnancy pseudopregnancy Technical name pseudocyesis

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phantom pregnancy

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false pregnancy phantom pseudocyesis pseudopregnancy			Barry, 31, claimed pounds 180 from E& L Pet Insurance when the dog suffered a phantom pregnancy and was rushed to the vet. Insurer's folly over Mollie the collie; Barry left out of pocket ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Three of the pups have already been taken to a foster mum who is having a phantom pregnancy so hopefully they will take to her. These 15 orphaned pups need a mum to save their lives; EXCLUSIVE Dog ... by The Mirror (London, England) Unscrupulous trainers might well be tempted to make a false declaration on their mares' behalf, announce them in foal, when in fact they had chronic trapped wind, lay them until the cows came home, and then claim to have been the unwitting victim of a phantom pregnancy. Punters should not be up in arms - just yet by The Racing Post (London, England)			Phanerozoic eon phantascope Phantasiast phantasm phantasma phantasmagoria Phantasmagorial phantasmagoric phantasmagorical Phantasmagory phantasmal phantasmascope Phantasmatical phantasmatography phantasmology Phantastic phantasy phantasy life phantasy world phantom Phantom circuit phantom limb phantom limb pain phantom limb syndrome phantom orchid phantom pregnancy Phantom ship Phantom tumor phantom withdrawal Phantomatic Phantomry phar. Pharaoh pharaoh ant Pharaoh hound Pharaoh of Egypt pharaoh's ant Pharaoh's chicken Pharaoh's rat Pharaoh's serpent Pharaon Pharaonic Phare pharisaic pharisaical pharisaism Pharisean pharisee Phariseeism pharma Pharmaceutic			phantom limbs phantom limbs phantom line phantom lines Phantom Maintenance Connector phantom mare phantom mare phantom mare phantom mare Phantom Menace Phantom Menace Syndrome phantom odontalgia phantom odontalgia phantom odontalgia Phantom of the Opera Phantom of the Opera, The phantom orchid phantom page Phantom Pain Phantom Pain Phantom Pain Phantom Pain Phantom pains phantom parturition phantom parturition phantom parturition phantom parturition Phantom Penis Syndrome Phantom Planet phantom pregnancies phantom pregnancy Phantom Regiment phantom repeating coil Phantom ship phantom signals Phantom Sleep Page Apnea Phantom Stock Phantom Stock Award Phantom Stock Awards Phantom stock plan Phantom Stock Plans Phantom Stocks phantom target phantom tumor phantom tumor phantom tumor Phantom Tumour Phantom Tumour Phantom University Junior Challenge PHANTOM Users' Research Symposium Phantom vehicle phantom vision Phantom Voices of Quanta Phantom withdrawal Phantom withdrawal Phantom Withdrawals Phantom Withdrawals Phantom Works Phantom, The phantom-circuit loading coil

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