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autoerotism

noun au·to·er·o·tism \ ˌȯt-ō-ˈer-ə-ˌtiz-əm \
variants: or autoeroticism play \-i-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm\

medical Definition of autoerotism

1 : sexual gratification obtained solely through stimulation by oneself of one's own body — compare alloerotism
2 : sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation
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autoerotic

play \-i-ˈrät-ik\ adjective
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autoerotically

play \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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