apotemnophilia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This paper seeks to present information on apotemnophilia. It points out the need of a man to have a healthy leg amputated, despite the fact that he cannot find a surgeon who will do so."
- "In most cases of apotemnophilia the desire to be an amputee is linked to a form of sexual arousal, but Mr Smith said there was no suggestion that any of his patients were motivated by sexual urges."
- "News of the Weird has reported several times on people with apotemnophilia, or body integrity identity disorder--the consuming desire to have one or more healthy limbs removed."