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flagellation
[flaj″ĕ-la´shun]1. whipping or being whipped to achieve erotic pleasure.
2. exflagellation.
3. the formation or arrangement of flagella on an organism or surface.
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flag·el·la·tion
(flaj'ĕ-lā'shŭn),1. Whipping either one's own body or another's as a means of arousing or heightening sexual or religious feeling.
2. The pattern of formation of flagella.
[L. flagellatus, fr. flagello, to whip or scourge]
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flagellation
(flăj′ə-lā′shən)n.
1. The act or practice of flagellating.
2. Biology The flagellar arrangement on an organism.
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flag·el·la·tion
(flaj'ĕ-lā'shŭn)1. Whipping either oneself or another as a means of arousing or heightening sexual feeling.
See: masochism, sadism
See: masochism, sadism
2. The pattern of formation of flagella on a microorganism.
[L. flagellatus, fr. flagello, to whip or scourge]
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flagellation
1. The act or practice of whipping.
2. The arrangement of whip-like structures (flagella) on an organism.
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