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PEDOPHILIA EROTICA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Sexology
DEF

... the love of children by an adult for sexual purposes.

OBS

O. Forel called it "pederosis"; Kraft-Ebing termed it "pedophilia erotica."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Sexologie
DEF

Attirance sexuelle morbide de l'adulte pour les enfants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Sexología
DEF

Atracción erótica o sexual que una persona adulta siente hacia niños o adolescentes.

OBS

pedofilia; paidofilia: no confundir con "pederastia", que es el "abuso sexual cometido con niños".

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