vaginismus

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /vadʒɪˈnɪzməs/

Noun

vaginismus (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.

Synonyms

• colpospasm
• (archaic) vaginism

Translations

• French: vaginisme
• German: Vaginismus, Scheidenkrampf
• Italian: vaginismo
• Portuguese: vaginismo
• Russian: вагини́зм
• Spanish: vaginismo

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