Etymology

vaginismus

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Today it means: A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it. Full definition →

English vagina ← Latin vāgīna ← Proto-Italic *wāgīnā
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  1. Proto-Italic*wāgīnā
  2. Latinvāgīna
  3. Englishvagina
  4. English todayvaginismus

From vagina + -ismus.

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