female hysteria
Meanings
noun
- A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.
Word forms
Etymology
From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”).
Synonyms
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