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what does hystionic mean?

my co-worker told me he was hystionic, and i asked if he didn't mean 'histrionic' he said no, and to look it up in a medical dictionary.so to spare me a trip to B&N, what does hystionic mean? i cannot find the definition anywhere online...thank you

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1. I think it is histionic....and the word just means relating to any body tissue (histo- is a prefix for something relating to tissue). Maybe he did mean histrionic........
2. G'day Hfse, Thanks for the question. I assume he meant that you were hystrionic. The American Heritage Dictionary on Yahoo defines histrionic as: 1. Of or relating to actors or acting. 2. Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected. It is derived from Late Latin histrinicus, from Latin histri , histrin-, actor, probably of Etruscan origin. That is probably the sense that your co-worker meant it. There is also a histrionic personality disorder. The American Heritage Dictionary on Yahoo! defines it as A psychological disorder characterized by excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior. Your co-worker is obviously mistaken. You get very few results from a search engine for histionic and what you do get is typos for histrionic. You should seek to reconcile with your co-worker tomorrow so that you can settle any differences between you. You don't want to get your supervisor involved. I have enclosed some definitions of histrionic and histrionic personality disorder for your reference. I hope that things settle down for you in your workplace. Regards