| nympho | n. A nymphomaniac. [ slang ] [ PJC ] |
| Nympholepsy | n. [ Gr. ny`mfh a nymph + lamba`nein to seize. ] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Nympholeptic | a. Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| nymphomania | n. [ Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness. ] (Med.) An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| nymphomaniac | n. A woman afflicted with nymphomania. [ PJC ] |
| Nymphomany | n. [ Cf. F. nymphomanie. ] (Med.) Same as Nymphomania. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Nymphotomy | n. [ Nympha + Gr. te`mnein to cut. ] (Med.) Excision of the nymphae. [ 1913 Webster ] |