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partialism

n. a type of paraphilia in which a person obtains sexual satisfaction from contact with a partner’s body part other than the usual erotic areas such as lips, breasts, and genitals (e.g., a leg). Partialism is distinguished from fetishism in which an object, such as a shoe, replaces the sexual partner.

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January 22nd 2025

anorgasmia

anorgasmia

n. the inability to achieve orgasm. See also female orgasmic disorder; male orgasmic disorder. —anorgasmic adj.