Estromania
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 nymphomania (in humans or other animals) obsolete, rare, uncountable
"Disease of the ovaries or of the spinal cord, by reflex irritation, may cause estromania (see "Excess of venereal desire," p. 145), constant desire for the bull."
Example
More examples"Disease of the ovaries or of the spinal cord, by reflex irritation, may cause estromania (see "Excess of venereal desire," p. 145), constant desire for the bull."
Etymology
From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
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