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dyspareunia

[dis-puh-roo-nee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. painful coitus.
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Origin of dyspareunia

1870–75; dys- + Greek páreun(os) bedfellow + -ia
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  • In dyspareunia the sexual act can be freely indulged in, only the act is painful or disagreeable.

    Woman

    William J. Robinson

dyspareunia in Medicine

dyspareunia

(dĭs′pə-rōō′nē-ə)
n.
  1. Difficult or painful sexual intercourse.
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