female hysteria

Questions

What does female hysteria mean?

A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.

Where does female hysteria come from?

From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”).

How to pronounce female hysteria

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