单词 | hysteromania |
释义 | > as lemmashysteromania hysteromania n. Brit. , U.S. now historical and rare sexual desire in a woman that is considered to be excessive or uncontrollable; nymphomania. [After post-classical Latin hysteromania (1660 or earlier); compare French hystéromanie (1771 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1797 R. Couper Speculations Impregnation (ed. 2) i. iii. 61 Haller indeed tells us, that in hysteromania he has seen a white liquor in the uterus; but it never entered into his head that it was semen. 1841 D. D. Davis Elements Obstetr. Med. (ed. 2) 333 Uteromania, metromania, hysteromania..are for the most part well known synonyms of nymphomania. 2001 C. Groneman Nymphomania (new ed.) i. 8 Although uncertain of the causes of female disorders, such as hysteria, hysteromania, and nymphomania, alienists remained confident, until later in the [nineteenth] century, that positive change could be brought about through this new, humane approach. < as lemmas |
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