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hysteroid

hysteroid adjective: similar to hysteria.

Adjective

hysteroid (not comparable)

  1. Similar to hysteria
  2. 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

Noun

hysteroid (plural hysteroids)

  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

Synonyms of hysteroid

Forms of hysteroid

pluralhysteroids

Origin of hysteroid

From hyster- + -oid.

Questions about hysteroid

What does hysteroid mean?
Hysteroid means similar to hysteria.
What part of speech is hysteroid?
Hysteroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hysteroid in the dictionary

  1. hysterogram
  2. hysterograms
  3. hysterographic
  4. hysterographically
  5. hysterography
  6. hysteroid
  7. hysteroidal
  8. hysteroids
  9. hysterokinetic
  10. hysterologies
  11. hysterology

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