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sexual anesthesia

an absence of normal sensation during sexual activity, including coitus. Sexual anesthesia is usually psychogenic. Although some patients report that they obtain sexual pleasure in masturbation but not in sexual activity with a partner, many derive no pleasure from any form of sexual behavior. See also erectile dysfunction; female sexual arousal disorder.

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May 9th 2024

anthropometry

anthropometry

n.

1. the scientific study of how the size and proportions of the human body are affected by such variables as age, sex, and ethnicity.

2. the taking of measurements of the human body for purposes of comparison and study. —anthropometric adj. —anthropometrist n.