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but, in the words of Merriam-Webster, hysteria is "from Greek hysterikos, from hystera womb; from the Greek notion that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances of the uterus. therefore some feel this to be a grievous gap in our language. Paul Dickson suggests tarassis as the "male equivalent", without explanation. I have no clue, but perhaps it also has some basis in Greek?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Searching for words masterson53 07/30/00 01:27 PM Re: Searching for words screen 07/30/00 02:24 PM Re: Searching for words paulb 07/31/00 11:45 AM Hysteria as female-specific TEd Remington 07/31/00 12:19 PM Re: Hysteria as female-specific tsuwm 07/31/00 05:35 PM Re: Hysteria as female-specific TEd Remington 07/31/00 06:12 PM Re: Hysteria as female-specific tsuwm 07/31/00 06:33 PM Re: Searching for words screen 08/09/00 06:10 AM
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