Meanings
nounhysterology (countable and uncountable, plural hysterologies)
plural hysterologies
- countableobsoleteuncountableA scientific study, or treatise on the uterus
- countableuncountablehuman scienceshysteron proteron
Origin
From hystero- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -logy.
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hysterology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterology
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“hysterology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysterology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterology.
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