Satyriasis
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"When the sentiment predominates, the term Erotomania is employed, and when the animal propensity is more conspicuous, that of Nymphomania in females, and of Satyreasis in males, is employed."--The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases (1840) by Alexander Morison |
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- Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania)
- The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male
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Etymology
Late Latin satyriasis, from the Greek word for satyr
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