ORGASM
\ˈɔːɡazəm], \ˈɔːɡazəm], \ˈɔː_ɡ_a_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of ORGASM
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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[Greek] Any immoderate excitement; turgescence of any organism (phys.).
By J.H. Kenneth
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or'gasm, n. immoderate excitement or action.--adj. ORGAS'TIC. [Gr. orgasmos, swelling.]
By Thomas Davidson
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A strong impulse or desire for something. State of excitement and turgescence of any organ whatever. Erethism. Applied particularly to the height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.
By Robley Dunglison
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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