nymphomania
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Latin nympha (“labia minora”) + -mania. By surface analysis, nympho- + mania.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
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[edit]Translations
[edit]excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
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Further reading
[edit]hypersexuality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
hypersexual disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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