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Encyclopedia > Acrotomophilia
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Amputee fetishism. (Discuss)
Look up acrotomophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Acrotomophilia is a sexual attraction to amputees or others missing limbs. The name is derived from the Greek akron (extremity), tomein (to cut) and philein (to love). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Amputee Fetishism is a fetish focused on amputations, generally of limbs. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary[1] is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Partial hand amputation Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. ...


Acrotomophilia was first recognised in clinics as rare phenomenon in the western world in the early 1990s. A clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients - as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. ... A phenomenon (plural: phenomena) is an observable event, especially something special (literally something that can be seen from the Greek word phainomenon = observable). ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...


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Acrotomophilia - BME Encyclopedia (107 words)
Acrotomophilia is the medical term for the sexual desire of amputees.
Someone who has acrotomophilia (in the clinical sense) is sexually attracted to persons with an amputation, and may be unattracted to people without amputations, although some can manage by fantasizing that their partner does have an amputation.
In its most extreme forms, a person my be unable to become aroused or achieve orgasm with anyone who does not have an amputation.
Acrotomophilia - Acrotomophilia Symptom, Cause, Treatment (377 words)
Acrotomophilia is an intense desire for one's partner to be an amputee.
Apotemnophilia condition is similar to Acrotomophilia but is differentiated by the desire for oneself to be an amputee as oposed to one's partner having an amputation.
Acrotomophilia is no understanding of the origin of the attractions, desires and behaviours of wannabes, devotees, and pretenders.
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