Definition of Erogenous zone

1. Noun. Any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation.

Generic synonyms: Area, Region

Definition of Erogenous zone

1. Noun. A part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Erogenous zone

1. An erotogenic zone, areas of the body, such as genitals and nipples, which elicit sexual arousal when stimulated. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erogenous Zone

erodent
erodents
erodes
erodibilities
erodibility
erodible
eroding
erodium
erodiums
erogation
erogations
erogenicity
erogenous zones
eromenoi
erose
erose leaf
erosely
eroses
erosible
erosion
erosional
erosionally
erosions
erosive

Literary usage of Erogenous zone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Three Contributions to the Sexual Theory by Sigmund Freud (1910)
"The sexual aim of the infantile impulse consists in the production of gratification through the proper excitation of this or that selected erogenous zone. ..."

2. Rational Sex Ethics: A Physiological and Psychological Study of the Sex by Walter Franklin Robie (1916)
"The portion of skin used in sucking becomes another inferior erogenous zone. As this second part is inferior, the child later seeks the same part, namely, ..."

3. The Theory of Psychoanalysis by Carl Gustav Jung (1915)
"(It is, of course, a universal tacit presumption that sexuality has its origin in the sexual organs.) The term " erogenous zone " reminds us of ..."

4. Your Inner Self by Louis Edward Bisch (1922)
"The analytic term for an area that is capable of giving unusual pleasure when stimulated (touched) is erogenous zone. Since the mouth erogenous zone is the ..."

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