noun
apotemnophilia
Apotemnophilia (noun) means a psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.
noun
1
A psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.
2
A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee.
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Etymology
Coined in a paper in 1977 by J. Money et al. in the Journal of Sex Research,http://www.jstor.org/pss/3811894, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “cut”) + -philia.
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What is the meaning of apotemnophilia?
"apotemnophilia" (noun) means a psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.
What are the different meanings of apotemnophilia?
"apotemnophilia" has 2 main meanings: 1. A psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb; 2. A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee.