autoeroticism
[aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m]
- the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
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Also au·to·er·o·tism [aw-toh-er-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˌɔ toʊˈɛr əˌtɪz əm/.
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autoeroticism
autoerotism (ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm)
- psychol the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
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autoerotism
(ô′tō-ĕr′ə-tĭz′əm)- Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation.
- The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus.
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