hysteria

Japanese: hysteria
hysteria

…It is a neurotic expression that has been noted since ancient times, and Hippocrates already gave an accurate description of the symptoms of this disease. The origin of the English word hysteria, the German word Hysterie, and the French word hystérie comes from the ancient Greek word hystera, which means "uterus." The ancient Greeks around the 5th to 4th centuries BC believed that hysteria occurred because the uterus was moving around inside the body. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hysteria" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代から注目された神経症的表現であり,すでにヒッポクラテスは本症について正確な症状記載を行っている。英語hysteria,ドイツ語Hysterie,フランス語hystérieなどの語源は古代ギリシア語のhysteraすなわち〈子宮〉である。前5~前4世紀ごろの古代ギリシア人は,子宮が体内を動きまわるためにヒステリーが起こると考えた。…

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