autoerotism

autoerotism definition - medical

au·to·er·o·tism (ôˌtō-ĕrˈə-tĭzˌəm) or au·to·e·rot·i·cism (-ĭ-rŏtˈĭ-sĭzˌəm)

noun
  1. Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation.
  2. The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus.

Related Forms:

  • auˌto·e·rotˈic (-ĭ-rŏtˈĭk) adjective

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