scopophilia
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scopophilia
[sko″po-fil´e-ah]usually, voyeurism, but the disorder is sometimes divided into active and passive forms, active scopophilia being voyeurism and passive scopophilia being exhibitionism.
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voy·eur·ism
(voy'yur-izm),The practice of obtaining sexual pleasure by looking, especially at the naked body or genitals of another or at erotic acts between others.
Synonym(s): scopophilia
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voy·eur·ism
(vwah'yur-izm)The practice of obtaining sexual pleasure by looking at the naked body or genitals of another or at erotic acts between others.
Synonym(s): scopophilia.
Synonym(s): scopophilia.
[Fr. voir, to see]
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