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- prefix Of or pertaining to the
uterus (womb ). - prefix Of or pertaining to
hysteria .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ὑστερά (hustera, "the womb"). Confer the Latin hystericus ("hysterical") and Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikos, "suffering in the womb, hysterical").
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