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frigidity

 [frĭ-jid´ĭ-te]
1. coldness.
2. former name for female sexual arousal disorder.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

fri·gid·i·ty

(fri-jid'i-tē),
1. Impotence in the female.
2. The state of being frigid (2); female sexual inadequacy ranging from the freudian concept of inability to achieve orgasm to any degree of sexual response considered unsatisfactory by either the female or her partner.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

anorgasmia

The inability to achieve orgasm or loss of sexual desire and/or function during the acceptive phase of an erotic/sexual episode, despite person-appropriate mental or physical stimulation. Anorgasmia may be a transient side effect of SSRIs or other drugs.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

fri·gid·i·ty

(fri-jid'i-tē)
1. Inability in the female to achieve orgasm or any other satisfactory level of sexual response.
2. The state of being frigid (2).
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

frigidity

An informal term meaning loss, in a woman, of sexual desire or of the ability to be sexually aroused, or to achieve an orgasm. The term, the usage of which is almost confined to disappointed men, is now considered pejorative and sexist. The condition may be a reflection of lack of affection, or the expression of it, by the partner, or may be due to recent childbirth, pain on intercourse (DYSPAREUNIA), fatigue, depression, fear of pregnancy or psychological trauma following rape. Some drugs, especially those given for high blood pressure (HYPERTENSION), for depression and for insomnia, reduce libido.
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