Meaning & use
Satiriasis
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A medical term for an excessive, uncontrollable sexual desire in men.
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The clinician's notes referenced satiriasis as a possible symptom requiring further evaluation.
Historical medical texts once used the term satiriasis to describe compulsive male sexual behavior.
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The male counterpart to 'nymphomania' in older medical terminology; the word derives from 'satyr,' the lustful woodland deity of Greek mythology.
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hypersexuality
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