vaginismus
/væd͡ʒɪˈnɪzməs/
vaginismus noun: a painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
Noun
vaginismus (usually uncountable, plural vaginismuses)
- A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
- Synonyms:
- colpospasm, vaginism
vaginismus meaning in Tamil and Urdu
vaginismus in Tamil
- கருப்பை சுவரியக்கம், யோனி இசிவு
vaginismus in Urdu
- فرج کی سکڑن
Synonyms of vaginismus
Forms of vaginismus
| plural | vaginismuses |
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Origin of vaginismus
From vagina + -ismus.
Questions about vaginismus
- What does vaginismus mean?
- Vaginismus means a painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
- What is vaginismus in Tamil?
- Vaginismus in Tamil is கருப்பை சுவரியக்கம், யோனி இசிவு. See Vaginismus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vaginismus?
- Vaginismus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vaginismus?
- Vaginismus is pronounced /væd͡ʒɪˈnɪzməs/.
- What is the plural of vaginismus?
- The plural of vaginismus is vaginismuses.
Words near vaginismus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vaginismus (page history and authors); vaginismus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vaginismus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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