HYSTERANTHOUS
Hys`ter*an"thous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.
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HYSTERESIS
Hys`te*re"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Physics)
Defn: A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously invuced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
HYSTERETIC
Hys`ter*et"ic, a. (Elec.)
Defn: Of or pert. to hysteresis. — Hysteretic constant, the hysteretic loss in ergs per cubic centimeter per cycle.
HYSTERIA
Hys*te"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. hystérie. See Hysteric.] (Med.)
Defn: A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxism or fits.
Note: The chief symptoms are convulsive, tossing movements of the limbs and head, uncontrollable crying and laughing, and a choking sensation as if a ball were lodged in the throat. The affection presents the most varied symptoms, often simulating those of the gravest diseases, but generally curable by mental treatment alone.
HYSTERIC; HYSTERICAL
Hys*ter"ic, Hys*ter"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. hystericus, Gr. utter, out.]