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In The Wandering Womb of Delos did The Greeks think that 'hysteria' was caused by a dislodging of the womb?

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In The Wandering Womb of Delos did The Greeks think that 'hysteria' was caused by a dislodging of the womb?

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  1. Not just the ancient Greeks... what is the root of the word "hysteria"?


  2. The word “hysteria” is derived from the Greek word hystera, “womb.” Greco-Roman medical writers believed that hysteria was caused by violent movements of the womb and that it was, therefore, peculiar to women. As early as the sixth century BCE, medical writers believed that the womb was not a stationary object, but one that traveled throughout the body, often to the detriment of the woman’s health. Aretaeus of Cappodocia, a contemporary of Galen, included in his medical treatises a section describing the wandering womb.

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