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satyriasis

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satyriasis /sat·y·ri·a·sis/ (sat″ĭ-ri´ah-sis) abnormal, excessive, insatiable sexual desire in the male.
sa·ty·ri·a·sis (st-r-ss, st-)
n.
Excessive, often uncontrollable sexual desire in a man.
satyriasis
[sat′irī′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, satyros, lecherous, osis, condition
excessive, pathologic, or uncontrollable sexual desire in the male. The cause may be psychologic or organic. Also called satyromania. Compare nymphomania.
Satyriasis
The compulsive condition in a male of engaging in recurrent sexual intercourse with different female partners, promiscuously and without falling in love, but not as a paid gigolo, hustler, or call boy. In psychiatry, satyriasis is a term loosely applied to a male with an insatiable sexual appetite
satyriasis [sat″ĭ-ri´ah-sis]
pathologic or exaggerated sexual desire in the male; the corresponding term in the female is nymphomania.
satyriasis
Male hypersexuality. See Don Juan syndrome, Nymphomania, Sexual addiction.
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