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algolagnia

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al⋅go⋅lag⋅ni⋅a

  [al-guh-lag-nee-uh]
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–noun Psychiatry.
sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.
Origin:
1900–05; < G Algolagnie, equiv. to algo- algo- + -lagnie < Gk lagneía lust

Related forms:
al⋅go⋅lag⋅nic, adjective
al⋅go⋅lag⋅nist, noun
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al·go·lag·ni·a   (āl'gō-lāg'nē-ə)   
n.  Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain.

[New Latin : algo- + Greek lagneia, lust (from lagnos, lustful; see slēg- in Indo-European roots).]
al'go·lag'nic adj., al'go·lag'nist n.
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Main Entry: al·go·lag·nia
Pronunciation: "al-gO-'lag-nE-&
Function: noun
: a perversion (as masochism or sadism) in which pleasureand especially sexual gratification is obtained by inflicting or suffering pain —al·go·lag·nic /-nik/ adjective
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algolagnia al·go·lag·ni·a (āl'gō-lāg'nē-ə)
n.
Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain.

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