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noun
A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina English -ismus English vaginismus From vagina + -ismus.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
