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dyspareunia
(dys|par¦eunia)
Pronunciation:
/ˌdɪspəˈruːnɪə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
difficult or painful sexual intercourse.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
dys-
'difficult' + Greek
pareunos
'lying with'
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