nymphomania
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin nympha (“labia minora”) + -mania. By surface analysis, nympho- + mania.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪniə
Noun
nymphomania (countable and uncountable, plural nymphomanias)
- Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
- Synonyms: (now historical) furor uterinus, (obsolete) œstromania
- Hypernym: hypersexuality
- Coordinate term: satyriasis
Translations
excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
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Further reading
hypersexuality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - hypersexual disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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