autoerotism

autoerotism
autoerotism [ôt΄ōē rät′ə siz΄əmôt΄ō er′ə tiz΄əm]
n.
AUTO- + EROTISM: coined by ELLIS2 (Henry) Havelock〛
1. pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous body zones without external stimulation
2. self-initiated activity aimed at reducing sexual excitations, as in masturbation: Also autoeroticism [ôt΄ōē rät′ə siz΄əm]
autoerotic [rot΄ōē rät′ik]
adj.
autoerotically
adv.

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au·to·er·o·tism (ô'tō-ĕrʹə-tĭz'əm) or au·to·e·rot·i·cism (-ĭ-rŏtʹĭ-sĭz'əm) n.
1. Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation.
2. The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus.
  au'to·e·rotʹic (-ĭ-rŏtʹĭk) adj.

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