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necrophilia
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necrophilia /nec·ro·phil·ia/ (nek″ro-fil´e-ah) sexual attraction to or sexual contact with dead bodies.
nec·ro·phil·i·a (nkr-fl-)
n.
1. An abnormal fondness for being in the presence of dead bodies. Also called necromania.
2. Sexual contact with or erotic desire for dead bodies.

necro·phili·ac (--k) adj. & n.

necrophilia
[nek′rōfil′yə]
Etymology: Gk, nekros + philein, to love
1 a morbid liking for being with dead bodies.
2 a morbid desire to have sexual contact with a dead body, usually of men to perform a sexual act with a dead woman. necrophile, necrophiliac, n.

necrophilia
 Psychiatry A paraphilia in which sexuoerotism requires a corpse, which may involve engaging in sexual activity with same; the fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning; getting a stiffie with a stiff


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