autoerotism

au·to·er·o·tism

pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous body zones without external stimulation
self-initiated activity aimed at reducing sexual excitations, as in masturbation

Origin of autoerotism

auto- + erotism: coined by Havelock Ellis

Also au·to·erot′i·cism·

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autoerotism

or au·to·e·rot·i·cism

noun

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

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au′to·e·rot′ic
adjective

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Noun

(uncountable)

Sexual activity involving oneself including masturbation and autoerotic asphyxiation.

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autoerotism - Medical Definition

or autoeroticism (-ĭ-rŏt′ĭ-sĭz′əm)

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

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au′to·e·rot′ic (-ĭ-rŏt′ĭk)
adj.

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