| nymph | 1. A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. "Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ?" (Milton) 2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. "Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered." (Shak) 3. <zoology> The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. 4. <zoology> Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc. Synonym: naiad. Origin: L. Nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr., cf. F. Nymphe. Cf. Nuptial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nympha | Origin: L. See Nymph a goddess. 1. <zoology> Same as Nymph. 2. <anatomy> Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nymphaea | <botany> A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. Origin: L, the water lily, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nymphal | 1. Pertaining to a nymph. 2. Pertaining to the labia minora (nymphae). (05 Mar 2000) |
| nymphales | <zoology> An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others. Synonym: brush-footed butterflies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nymphectomy | Surgical removal of hypertrophied labia minora. Origin: nympha + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| nymphiparous | <zoology> Producing pupas or nymphs. Origin: Nymph + L. Parere to produce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nymphitis | Inflammation of the labia minora. Origin: nympha + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| nympho- | Nymph- The nymphae (labia minora). Origin: L. Nympha (05 Mar 2000) |
| nymphocaruncular sulcus | A groove between the labium minor and the border of the remains of the hymen, in which is the opening of the duct of the greater vestibular gland on either side. Synonym: nymphohymenal sulcus, sulcus nymphocaruncularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nymphohymenal sulcus | A groove between the labium minor and the border of the remains of the hymen, in which is the opening of the duct of the greater vestibular gland on either side. Synonym: nymphohymenal sulcus, sulcus nymphocaruncularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nympholabial | Relating to the labia minora (nymphae) and the labia majora; denoting a furrow between the two labia on each side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nympholepsy | Demoniac frenzy, especially of an erotic nature. Origin: nympho-+ G. Lepsis, a seizure (05 Mar 2000) |
| nymphomania | <psychiatry> Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease. Origin: Gr. A bride + madness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nymphomaniac | A female exhibiting nymphomania. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water nymph | 1. A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides. 2. <botany> A water lily (Nymphaea). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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