Home › Words › P › polycyesispolycyesispolycyesis means multiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, polycyesis ranks #16,733 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom poly- (“multiple”) + cyesis (“pregnancy”).nounMultiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.e.g.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:polycyesis.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.monocyesis 68% match — Singular pregnancy; pregnancy with only one fetus. vs polycyesis →polyzygotic 63% match — Of or relating to more than one zygote. vs polycyesis →cyesis 62% match — Pregnancy. vs polycyesis →multigestation 62% match — Involving the simultaneous gestation of more than one fetus. vs polycyesis →polycotyly 61% match — The condition of being polycotyledonous vs polycyesis →polycephalic 60% match — Having more than one head. vs polycyesis →pseudopregnancy 59% match — Synonym of pseudocyesis. vs polycyesis →eccyesis 58% match — Synonym of ectopic pregnancy. vs polycyesis →