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Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin nympha +‎ -mania. By surface analysis, nympho- +‎ mania.

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Noun

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nymphomania (countable and uncountable, plural nymphomanias)

  1. Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
    Synonyms: (now historical) furor uterinus, (obsolete) œstromania
    Hypernym: hypersexuality
    Coordinate term: satyriasis
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