nymphomania

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(nim-fuh-may-nee-uh)

The presence in women of abnormally powerful sexual desires.

Behavioral state in which the female is in estrus continually or for longer periods at shorter intervals than is normal. Rectal palpation may reveal cystic follicles or there may be no detectable abnormality.

For a list of words related to nymphomania, see:

• Syndromes, Disorders, and Conditions - nymphomania: compulsive desire for sex in females
• Manias - nymphomania: obsessive and uncontrollable desire for sex in females
• Perversions, Fetishes, and Titillations - nymphomania: insatiable sexual craving in women

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See words rhyming with "nymphomania."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nymfomani

Nederlands (Dutch)
nymfomanie

Français (French)
n. - nymphomanie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nymphomanie, Mannstollheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μητρομανία, νυμφομανία

Italiano (Italian)
ninfomania

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ninfomania (f)

Русский (Russian)
нимфомания

Español (Spanish)
n. - ninfomanía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nymfomani

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
女子淫狂, 女色情狂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 女子淫狂, 女色情狂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (여성)성을 탐닉하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 女子色情

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبق مرضي عند بعض النساء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשוקה מינית יתרה אצל אישה, נימפומניה‬

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