autoeroticism [aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation. Liberaldictionary.com
Also au·to·er·o·tism [aw-toh-er-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˌɔ toʊˈɛr əˌtɪz əm/. Origin of autoeroticism First recorded in 1895–1900; auto-1 + eroticism Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for autoerotism Historical Examples of autoerotism
These manifestations have been dealt with in the study of Autoerotism in vol.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)
Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for autoerotism autoeroticism autoerotism (ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm) noun psychol the arousal and use of one’s own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation Derived Formsautoerotic, adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 autoerotism in Medicine autoerotism [ô′tō-ĕr′ə-tĭz′əm] n. Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation. The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus. Related formsau′to•e•rot′ic (-ĭ-rŏt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.