false pregnancy; pseudocyesis
Medical term for a condition where a person believes they are pregnant and may show physical signs, but no fetus is present. Also called 想像妊娠.
See also: 想像妊娠
Pseudocyesis is a condition where signs of pregnancy appear even though there is no fetus.
Compound of 偽 (false) and 妊娠 (pregnancy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward medical coinage.