sexologicaladj.
/ˌsɛksəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌsɛksəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to sexology.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > [adjective] > study of sex
sexualogical1885
sexological1920
1920 Contemp. Rev. July 93 A point of some sexological interest.
1948 Lancet 9 Oct. 572/1 His book also provides a good survey of sexological literature, and his final chapter deals with the thorny subject of artificial insemination.
1973 I. Robinson Survival of Eng. v. 178 The only happy aspect of the sexological misapplication of the jargon of science is that the common language is strong enough to make it appear at times what it is, howlingly funny.
2002 Signs 28 318 Because of the sexological notion of gender inversion, only the ‘mannish’ lesbian..was regarded as a genuine homosexual.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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