Medical Dictionary

masturbation

noun mas·tur·ba·tion \ˌmas-tər-ˈbā-shən\

Medical Definition of MASTURBATION

:  erotic stimulation especially of one's own genital organs commonly resulting in orgasm and achieved by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse, by instrumental manipulation, occasionally by sexual fantasies, or by various combinations of these agencies

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