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female hysteria

female hysteria 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.

Noun

female hysteria (uncountable)

  1. 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:
    hysteria

female hysteria meaning in Hindi

female hysteria in Hindi

now unrecognized medical diagnosis
हिस्टीरिया hisṭīriyā

Synonyms of female hysteria

Origin of female hysteria

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

Questions about female hysteria

What does female hysteria mean?
Female hysteria means a now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.
What is female hysteria in Hindi?
Female hysteria in Hindi is हिस्टीरिया (hisṭīriyā). See Female hysteria meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is female hysteria?
Female hysteria is a noun.

Words near female hysteria in the dictionary

  1. female gaze
  2. female genital cutting
  3. female genital mutilation
  4. female genital mutilations
  5. female ginseng
  6. female hysteria
  7. female impersonation
  8. female impersonations
  9. female impersonator
  10. female impersonators
  11. female line

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