To the Editor: Thank you for the charming letter about “non-pseudocyesis” published in the 19 March issue.1 It reminded me of the Brander Matthews quote: “A gentleman need not know Latin, but at least he should have forgotten it.” This is particularly apt, as the term “pseudocyesis” is from Greek.
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
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- 1. Haley KA. Patient privacy and Latin: my father’s story [letter]. Med J Aust 2007; 186: 328. <MJA full text>
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