nymphomania

[nim-fuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] /ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə/
noun, Pathology
1.
abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
Compare Don Juanism, satyriasis.
Origin
1790-1800; < Greek nympho- (see nymph, -o-) + -mania
Related forms
nymphomaniac
[nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ niˌæk/ (Show IPA), noun, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for nymphomania

nymphomania

/ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/
noun
1.
a neurotic condition in women in which the symptoms are a compulsion to have sexual intercourse with as many men as possible and an inability to have lasting relationships with them Compare satyriasis
Derived Forms
nymphomaniac, noun, adjective
nymphomaniacal (ˌnɪmfəʊməˈnaɪəkəl) adjective
Word Origin
C18: New Latin, from Greek numphē nymph + -mania
Word Origin and History for nymphomania
n.

1775, in English translation of "Nymphomania, or a Dissertation Concerning the Furor Uterinus," by French doctor M.D.T. Bienville, coined from Greek nymphe "bride" (see nymph) + mania "madness" (see mania). Perhaps influenced by earlier French nymphomanie. Defined as "a female disease characterized by morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire." Cf. also nympholepsy.

nymphomania in Medicine

nymphomania nym·pho·ma·ni·a (nĭm'fə-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
A disorder in which a woman exhibits extreme or obsessive desire for sexual stimulation or gratification.

nym'pho·ma'ni·ac' (-nē-āk') adj. & n.
nym'pho·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj.
nymphomania in Culture
nymphomania [(nim-fuh-may-nee-uh)]

The presence in women of abnormally powerful sexual desires.