Olfactophilia
Olfactophilia or osmolagnia is a paraphilia for, or sexual arousal by, smells and odors emanating from the body, especially the sexual areas.[1] Sigmund Freud used the term osphresiolagnia in reference to pleasure caused by odors.[2]
Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary includes them into parosmias, disturbances of the sense of smell.[3]
Etymology
- olfactophilia – Latin olfacto, to smell, pertaining to the sense of smell, and Greek philia, "love"
- osmolagnia – Greek osme, "smell", and lagneia, "lust"
See also
- Body odor
- Body odor and subconscious human sexual attraction
- List of paraphilias
Notes
- ISBN 0-87975-456-7
- ^ Freud, Sigmund (1 January 1963). "Collected Papers: Three case histories". Collier Books. p. 77. Retrieved 20 December 2016 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-0-19-515221-0– via Google Books.
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