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vaginal orgasm

1. female orgasm achieved through vaginal stimulation.

2. in early psychoanalytic theory, the “mature, feminine” orgasm, as opposed to “immature, masculine” orgasms produced from clitoral stimulation. This view has long since been refuted. Indeed, researchers have demonstrated that the clitoris is the focus of female sexual response and that vaginal orgasms are primarily related to indirect stimulation of the clitoris and labia during intercourse. See coital anorgasmia.

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reversal design

reversal design

an experimental design, generally used when only a single group is being studied, that attempts to counteract the confounding effects (see confound) of sequence and treatment by alternating baseline conditions with treatment conditions. Examples include the A-B-A design and other similar combinations. See also alternating treatments design.