Apotemnophilia is sexual arousal based on the image or fantasy of one`s self as an amputee. It can be associated with Body integrity identity disorder (BIID) in which otherwise sane and rational individuals express a strong and specific desire for the amputation of a healthy limb or limbs. Apotemnophilia has features in common with somatoparaphre....
Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′ō-tem-nō′phāl′ē-ă Definitions: 1. A body dysmorphic disorder manifest in the desire to be or become an amputee.
Apotemnophilia is sexual arousal by the thought of losing a limb, or having a body part surgically removed.
apotemnophilia, apotemnophile A sexual perversion in which sexual arousal and orgasm are dependent upon the subject being an amputee.