female hysteria

English

Etymology

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

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

Translations

now unrecognized medical diagnosis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女性歇斯底里 (nǚxìng xiēsīdǐlǐ)

• Finnish: hysteria (fi)
• Hindi: हिस्टीरिया (hi) m (hisṭīriyā)
• Russian: же́нская исте́рика f (žénskaja istérika)
• Swedish: hysteri (sv) c