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au·to·er·o·tism | \ ˌȯt-ō-ˈer-ə-ˌtiz-əm 
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or autoeroticism \ -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
Other Words from autoerotism
autoerotic \ -i-ˈrät-ik \ adjective
\ adjectiveautoerotically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
\ adverbComments on autoerotism
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