The word hysterical
is derived from the word uterus - eg hysterectamy.
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Mon 28 Jun 2004, 21:08,
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no joke
actual bona fide fact
edit: my word you changed that quickly!
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Mon 28 Jun 2004, 21:17,
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edit: my word you changed that quickly!
'Hysterical comes from
the Greek word "hystera" meaning "womb" due to the belief was that there were certain disturbances in women related to the womb.'
Or "wrong time of the month", basically.
www.medfriendly.com/hystericalparalysis.html
encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hysteria
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Mon 28 Jun 2004, 21:27,
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Or "wrong time of the month", basically.
www.medfriendly.com/hystericalparalysis.html
encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hysteria