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Originally Posted by meeera
The usage isn't ancient, like I said. But I recognise that not everyone is as au fait with Western medical history as I am. Now that you know it's a sexist word, perhaps you could consider substituting an alternative.
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How about hysteresis? It comes from the same root.
Oh yes, what other non-sexist common English word has the exact same meaning, and can be used as a substitute?
As Haertig points out, there is a clearly deliminated, non-sexist referent in the world. What verbal tag describes it?