a carnal dysfunction wherein spasmic contracting of the muscles surrounding the vagina happen during or directly before coitus, causing the latter to be painful or not possible.
VAGINISMUS: "Vaginismus isn't diagnosed if the dysfunction is due just to the impacts of a medical condition, even though medical circumstances might be engaged as part of the problem."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "VAGINISMUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/vaginismus/ (accessed January 25, 2021).
