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cardiophilia

cardiophilia noun: a paraphilia or fetish in which one is sexually aroused by, or extremely fond of, the heart or a heartbeat.

Noun

cardiophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia or fetish in which one is sexually aroused by, or extremely fond of, the heart or a heartbeat.

Origin of cardiophilia

From cardio- + -philia.

Questions about cardiophilia

What does cardiophilia mean?
Cardiophilia means a paraphilia or fetish in which one is sexually aroused by, or extremely fond of, the heart or a heartbeat.
What part of speech is cardiophilia?
Cardiophilia is a noun.

Words near cardiophilia in the dictionary

  1. cardiopericardiopexy
  2. cardiopexies
  3. cardiopexy
  4. cardiopharyngeal
  5. cardiophile
  6. cardiophilia
  7. cardiophobe
  8. cardiophobes
  9. cardiophobia
  10. cardiophobic
  11. cardiophone

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