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acrotomophilia en · NOUN

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “having the top cut off”) + φιλία (philía).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A paraphilia involving sexual attraction toward amputees.
   • ...the fetishistic attachment is not to an object but to a part of the partner's body, for example the hair or, in the case of acrotomophilia, the stump of an amputated limb. 1990, John Money, Gay, Straight, and In-Between: The Sexology of Erotic Orientation:
   • Although there is no adequate explanation of the etiology of acrotomophilia, evidence points to a developmental onset in early childhood... 1987, Psychological abstracts, volume 74:
   • You have to already be afflicted with the syndrome of acrotomophilia (which has its genesis in childhood) in order to be turned-on by amputation stumps. 1985, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Effect of pornography on women and children:

Coordinates

apotemnophilia

Relateds

devotee

Translations (2)

pt acrotomofilia (sexual attraction toward amputees) · de Akrotomophilie (sexual attraction toward amputees)