Algolagnia
sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.
Historical Examples
I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) Havelock Ellis
noun
a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain See also sadism, masochism
algolagnia al·go·lag·ni·a (āl’gō-lāg’nē-ə)
n.
Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain.
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the branch of botany dealing with . noun the branch of biology concerned with the study of algae noun the branch of medicine concerned with the study of pain
- Algologist
the branch of botany dealing with . noun the branch of biology concerned with the study of algae noun the branch of medicine concerned with the study of pain
- Algometer
a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure. noun an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain algometer al·gom·e·ter (āl-gŏm’ĭ-tər) n. See algesiometer.
- Algometry
a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure. noun an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain algometer al·gom·e·ter (āl-gŏm’ĭ-tər) n. See algesiometer.
- Algonkian
Geology, (def 1). . Geology, (def 2). . Historical Examples The pottery of the Iroquoian and Algonkian tribes of the north-east was, as a rule, rather crude and undeveloped. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 Various They never became fur trappers in the same complete way as did the northern Algonkian and Athapaskan […]