"female hysteria" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|female|hysteria|t2=any disorder ascribed to uterine influences}} female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: female hysteria Tags: uncountable Synonyms: hysteria Translations (now unrecognized medical diagnosis): 女性歇斯底里 (nǚxìng xiēsīdǐlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), hysteria (Finnish), हिस्टीरिया (hisṭīriyā) [masculine] (Hindi), же́нская исте́рика (žénskaja istérika) [feminine] (Russian), hysteri [common-gender] (Swedish)

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