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      vaginismus
      noun
      muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close
      Roots
      vaginavagin- · Latin · sheathismos-ismus · Greek · morbid condition, spasm
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      The word vaginismus breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: vagin, from Latin vagina (“sheath”); and -ismus, from Greek ismos (“morbid condition, spasm”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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