Lexicon:Furor uterinus (Maturin's Medicine)
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| Term: | furor uterinus |
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| References: | Post Captain, page 58 |
| Meaning: | Violent outbursts of anger, presumably from female sexual desire. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1st ed.) it is "salacity in women, attended with impudence, restlessness and a delirium. It arises from a too great sensibility of the pudenda". |
Notes:
See also, Lexicon:Furor uterinus (Guide for the Perplexed).
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
