Middle English Dictionary Entry
satiriasis n.
Entry Info
| Forms | satiriasis n. Also (Latinate) satiriazi. |
| Etymology | L satyriasis, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Inordinate sexual craving in the male, satyriasis.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)528/11 : The priapasme is vnwilfull stondynge of þe ȝerde, and it dyuerseth fro satiriasis [*Ch.(1): Satiriazy; L satyriasi] in þat þat þerynne is wille and desire of þat dede.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. satyriasis.