dhat syndrome

noun

A condition found in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent in which male patients report that they suffer from premature ejaculation or impotence and believe that they are passing semen in their urine.

OriginHindi धात →
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Meanings

noundhat syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition found in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent in which male patients report that they suffer from premature ejaculation or impotence and believe that they are passing semen in their urine.

Origin

  1. Hindiधात“semen involuntarily discharged in urination”
  2. Englishdhat syndrome

From Hindi धात (dhāt, “semen involuntarily discharged in urination”).

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