erot·i·cism
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erot — al·lo·erot·ic; am·phi·erot·ic; erot·i·ca; erot·i·cism; erot·i·cize; erot·y·lid; erot·ic; al·lo·erot·i·cism; erot·i·cal; erot·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
eroticism — erot·i·cism … English syllables
eroticism — erot·i·cism i rät ə .siz əm n 1) the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form) 2) a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones) 3)… … Medical dictionary
homoerotic — ho·mo·erot·ic .hō mō i rät ik adj HOMOSEXUAL ho·mo·erot·i·cism i rät ə .siz əm also ho·mo·erot·ism er ə .tiz əm n * * * ho·mo·erot·ic (ho″mo ə rotґik) pertaining to or characterized by homoeroticism … Medical dictionary
autoerotism — SYN: autoeroticism. [auto + G. erotikos, relating to love] * * * au·to·er·o·tism .ȯt ō er ə .tiz əm or au·to·erot·i·cism i rät ə .siz əm n 1) sexual gratification obtained solely through stimulation by oneself of one s own body compare… … Medical dictionary
alloerotism — Sexual attraction toward another person. [allo + G. eros, love] * * * al·lo·er·o·tism .al ō er ə .tiz əm also al·lo·erot·i·cism i rät ə .siz əm n sexual feeling or activity directed toward another person called also heteroerotism compare AUTOE … Medical dictionary
autoeroticism — Sexual arousal or gratification using one s own body, as in masturbation. SYN: autoerotism. [auto + G. erotikos, relating to love] * * * au·to·erot·i·cism (aw″to ə rotґĭ siz əm) 1. sexual self gratification or arousal without … Medical dictionary
heteroeroticism — A condition of sexual excitement brought about by congress with a person of the opposite sex. * * * het·ero·erot·i·cism (het″ər o ə rotґĭ siz əm) 1. sexual feeling directed toward someone of the opposite sex. 2.… … Medical dictionary
alloeroticism — al·lo·erot·i·cism (al″o ə rotґĭ siz əm) [allo + eroticism] 1. sexual feeling directed to another person. 2. the final stage in the development of object relationships, a state of maturity, characterized both by direction of… … Medical dictionary
