hysteroid

English

Etymology

From hyster- +‎ -oid.

Adjective

hysteroid (not comparable)

1. (psychiatry) Similar to hysteria
2. (mycology) Having a uterine shape
   • 1971, George Henry Hepting, Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees‎^[1], page 390:

     They curl into angular and hysteroid shapes, and may develop any time of year.

Synonyms

• hysteroidal

Noun

hysteroid (plural hysteroids)

1. (psychiatry) A person with a condition similar to hysteria
   • 1997, Cheryl Glickauf-Hughes, Marolyn Clark Wells, Object Relations Psychotherapy‎^[2], →ISBN, page 169:

     Like Alex, hysteroids lead crisis-ridden lives reflecting poor social judgment (Meissner 1984).