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estromania

estromania noun: nymphomania (in humans or other animals).

Noun

estromania (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) nymphomania (in humans or other animals)
    • Disease of the ovaries or of the spinal cord, by reflex irritation, may cause estromania (see "Excess of venereal desire," p. 145), constant desire for the bull.1909, Vickers T. Atkinson, Special Report on Diseases of Cattle

Forms of estromania

alternative formœstromania

Origin of estromania

From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

Questions about estromania

What does estromania mean?
Estromania means nymphomania (in humans or other animals).
What part of speech is estromania?
Estromania is a noun.

Words near estromania in the dictionary

  1. estrogenization
  2. estrogenizations
  3. estrogenized
  4. estrogenlike
  5. estrogens
  6. estromania
  7. estromimetic
  8. estrone
  9. estrones
  10. estropausal
  11. estropause

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