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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hysteroid en · ADJ

Etymology

From hyster- + -oid.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Similar to hysteria
  2. (not-comparable) Having a uterine shape
    • They curl into angular and hysteroid shapes, and may develop any time of year. 1971, George Henry Hepting, Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees, page 390:

Synonyms

hysteroidal

hysteroid en · NOUN

Etymology

From hyster- + -oid.

Meanings

  1. A person with a condition similar to hysteria
    • Like Alex, hysteroids lead crisis-ridden lives reflecting poor social judgment (Meissner 1984). 1997, Cheryl Glickauf-Hughes, Marolyn Clark Wells, Object Relations Psychotherapy, →ISBN, page 169:

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