Meanings
nounestromania (uncountable)
alternative œstromania
- obsoleterareuncountablenymphomania (in humans or other animals)
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.
1909, Vickers T. Atkinson, Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
Origin
From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).
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