anaphrodisia

[ an-af-ruh-dee-zhuh, -dizh-uh, -diz-ee-uh ]
/ ænˌæf rəˈdi ʒə, -ˈdɪʒ ə, -ˈdɪz i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

diminished sexual desire.

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Origin of anaphrodisia

< Greek anaphrodīsía inability to inspire love; see an-1, aphrodisia

Words nearby anaphrodisia

anaphia, anaphora, anaphoresis, anaphoria, anaphoric, anaphrodisia, anaphrodisiac, anaphylactic antibody, anaphylactic shock, anaphylactogen, anaphylactogenesis
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Medical definitions for anaphrodisia

anaphrodisia
[ ăn-ăf′rə-dĭz′ē-ə, -dĭzh′ə ]

n.

A decline or absence of sexual desire.
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