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acrotomophilia
Definition
Or: acrotometophilia , a paraphilic condition in which a person is sexually aroused by the sight of a partner's amputation(s) (usually a whole arm or leg) or, in some cases, by the asymetry of the amputee. The reciprocal paraphilia, self-amputation, is called apotemnophilia. Synonym: amputation fetish.
See also: apotemnophilia.
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