hyperestrinism

English

Alternative forms

• hyperoestrinism

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ estrin +‎ -ism.

Noun

hyperestrinism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperestrinisms)

1. Synonym of hyperestrogenism.
   • 1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508:

     In premenstrual tension, especially with dysmenorrhea, the problem is often one of relative hyperestrinism, yet actual estrin deficiency.