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onanism

 [o´nah-nizm]
1. coitus interruptus.
2. masturbation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

o·nan·ism

(ō'năn-izm)
1. Withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation, to prevent conception.
2. Incorrectly, masturbation.
[Onan, son of Judah, who practiced it. Genesis 38:9]
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onanism

An obsolescent term for MASTURBATION or COITUS INTERRUPTUS.
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