algolagnia
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noun
- A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
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From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia.
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