apotemnophilia

== English == === Etymology === Coined in a paper in 1977 by J. Money et al. in the Journal of Sex Research,[1], from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “cut”) +‎ -philia. === Noun === apotemnophilia (uncountable) (psychology) A psychological disorder characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb. Antonym: apotemnophobia Coordinate term: acrotomophilia (psychology) A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== apotemnophilia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia