Nymphitis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    inflammation of the labia minora uncountable

    "Since the above was written, this case has returned with an amazing change for the better. The tremulousness has disappeared in hands and voice; she has grown at the rate of half an inch a month; she looks bright; walks with a more sprightly, easy gait; her mind is clear and active, and the last vestige of nymphitis has disappeared."

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"Since the above was written, this case has returned with an amazing change for the better. The tremulousness has disappeared in hands and voice; she has grown at the rate of half an inch a month; she looks bright; walks with a more sprightly, easy gait; her mind is clear and active, and the last vestige of nymphitis has disappeared."

Etymology

From nympha + -itis.

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