HYSTEROGENIC

Etymology

Adjective

hysterogenic (comparative more hysterogenic, superlative most hysterogenic)

(pathology) Producing hysteria.

Source: Wiktionary


Hys`ter*o*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Hysteria + root of Gr. (Physiol.)

Definition: Producing hysteria; as, the hysterogenicpressure points on the surface of the body, pressure upon which is said both to produce and arrest an attack of hysteria. De Watteville.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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