ta aphrodisia
things pertaining to Aphrodite; sexuality
hetaira
prostitute, concubine
pederastia
social institution of male-male sexual activity
erastes
lover, dominant member of pederasty
eromenos
beloved, submissive member of pederasty
porneia
prostitution
enkrateia
self-control
akrasia
inability to control impulses
mikra epilepsia
small epilepsy, euphemism for male orgasm
dropsy
accumulation of excess fluids in tissues due to menstrual blockage
wandering womb syndrome
movement of dry uterus upward in body
hodos
road connecting uterus, breasts, and nose
hysterai
uterus
cervix
narrow passageway connecting uterus and vagina
edema
swelling due to accumulation of fluids in tissues
pessary
piece of cloth soaked in medication and inserted into vagina
cantharid beetle
blister beetle, source of drug with heating and blistering properties
antispasis
revulsion therapy; cure for wandering womb
hysterike pnyx
hysterical suffocation due to insufficient sexual activity
hysterical paroxysm
euphemism for female orgasm
sperma
male and female reproductive substance
spontaneous generation
alleged production of life from non-living matter
preformation
theory that embryo develops from miniature version of organism
epigenesis
theory that embryo develops in stages from undifferentiated egg cell
