False; not genuine. [L. spurius]
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spu·ri·ous 'spyu̇r-ē-əs adj simulating a symptom or condition without being pathologically or morphologically genuine <\spurious labor pains> <\spurious polycythemia>
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spu·ri·ous (spuґre-əs) [L. spurius] simulated; not genuine; false.Medical dictionary. 2011.