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NYMPHOMANIA
nymphomania
(noun) abnormally intense sexual desire in women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nymphomania (countable and uncountable, plural nymphomanias)
Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
Synonym: Ĺ“stromania (obsolete)
Coordinate term: satyriasis
Hypernym: hypersexuality
Source: Wiktionary
Nym`pho*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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