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sexology
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sex·ol·o·gy  (sk-sl-j)
n.
The study of human sexual behavior.
sexo·logic (sks-ljk), sexo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
sex·olo·gist n.
sexology [sɛkˈsɒlədʒɪ]
n
the study of sexual behaviour in human beings
sexologist  n
sexological  [ˌsɛksəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
sexology
the study of normal and abnormal sexual behavior. — sexologist, n. — sexological, adj.
See also: Sex
Translations
sexology [sekˈsɒlədʒɪ] N → sexología f
sexology [sɛkˈsɒlədʒɪ] n → sessuologia
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