English Explanatory Dictionary

dhat syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A condition found in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent in which male patients report that they suffer from premature ejaculation or impotence and believe that they are passing semen in their urine.

Word forms

dhat syndrome

Etymology

From Hindi धात (dhāt, “semen involuntarily discharged in urination”).

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