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Meaning of VAGINISMUS

Pronunciation:  `vaji'nizmus

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
 

VAGINISMUS is a 10 letter word that starts with V.

 

 See Also: contraction, muscular contraction

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vag`i*nis"mus\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
A painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often
rendering copulation impossible.

 

 

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