pyromania

pyromania definition - medical

py·ro·ma·ni·a (pīˌrō-māˈnē-ə, -mānˈyə)

noun
An uncontrollable impulse to start fires.

Related Forms:

  • pyˌro·maˈni·acˌ (-māˈnē-ăkˌ) adjective & n.

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