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erotic love

a type of love, identified in certain classification systems, that is characterized by strong sexual arousal. See also limerence; passionate love.

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biocybernetics

biocybernetics

n. the study of communication and self-regulatory activities within biological organisms; it represents an attempt to understand the functioning of living bodies in terms derived from information science. —biocybernetic or biocybernetical adj.