libido

libido definition - medical

li·bi·do (lĭ-bēˈdō, -bīˈ-)

noun pl. li·bi·dos
  1. The psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives.
  2. Sexual desire.
  3. Manifestation of the sexual drive.

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