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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Example sentences from the Web for autoerotism
This stage is called autoerotism and is distinguished from the stage of object selection.
Totem and Taboo|Sigmund FreudThese manifestations have been dealt with in the study of Autoerotism in vol.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis