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(al′gə·lag′nē·ə) noun Psychiatry Pleasure, specifically of a sexual nature, aroused by the infliction or the experiencing of pain. See MASOCHISM and SADISM. [<NL <Gk. algos pain + lagneia lust] —al′go·lag′nic adjective —al′go·lag′nist noun
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