Medical Dictionary

eroticism

noun erot·i·cism \i-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm\

Medical Definition of EROTICISM

1
:  the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form)
2
:  a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones)
3
:  insistent sexual impulse or desire
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