female hysteria en · NOUN
Etymology
From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.
Synonyms
Translations (5)
fi hysteria (now unrecognized medical diagnosis) · sv hysteri (now unrecognized medical diagnosis) · ru же́нская исте́рика (now unrecognized medical diagnosis) · hi हिस्टीरिया (now unrecognized medical diagnosis) · cmn 女性歇斯底里 (now unrecognized medical diagnosis)