autoeroticism

Variant of autoerotism

autoerotism definition

auto·ero·tism (ôt′ō er′ə tiz′əm)

noun

  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

Etymology: auto- + erotism: coined by (Henry) Havelock Ellis

Also autoeroticism au′to·erot′i·cism′ (-ē rät′ə siz′əm)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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