different between algolagnia vs algology

English

Etymology

From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ????? (álgos, “pain”) + ??????? (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- +? -lagnia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /al??(?)?la?n??/

Noun

algolagnia (uncountable)

1. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

Derived terms

• algolagniac
• algolagnist

Synonyms

• sadomasochism

See also

• mastigophoric

Translations

Further reading

• algolagnia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

algo- +?

Noun

algolagnia f (plural algolagnie)

1. algolagnia

Portuguese

Noun

algolagnia f (uncountable)

1. algolagnia (sexual pleasure from suffering pain)

Spanish

Noun

algolagnia f (uncountable)

1. algolagnia

English

Etymology 1

From Latin alga +? -logy.

Noun

algology (uncountable)

1. The branch of botany dealing with algae.

Synonyms

• phycology

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From algo- (“pain”) +? -logy (“branch of study”).

Noun

algology (uncountable)

1. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.

Related terms

• algesis
• algesic
• algetic
• -algia
• -algic
• algo-
• algolagnia
• algolagnic
• algolagnist
• algometer
• algometry
• algophobia
• -algy
• coxalgy
• myalgia
• neuralgia
• pressure algometer

See also

• algid (Latin: algidus)
• algidity