vaginismus

== English == === Etymology === From vagina + -ismus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /væd͡ʒɪˈnɪzməs/ === Noun === vaginismus (usually uncountable, plural vaginismuses) (pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it. ==== Synonyms ==== colpospasm (archaic) vaginism ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dyspareunia vulvodynia