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vaginismus

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vaginismus (vaj-i-niz-mŭs) n. painful spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina, usually in response to the vulva or vagina being touched. The condition may be associated with fear of or aversion to coitus; other causative factors include vaginal infection and postmenopausal vaginal dryness (see (atrophic) vaginitis).

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