autoerotism
[ ô′tō-ĕr′ə-tĭz′əm ]
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n.
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.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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