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oedipism

oedipism noun: self-infliction of injury to the eye, especially enucleation.

Noun

oedipism (uncountable)

  1. Self-infliction of injury to the eye, especially enucleation.

Questions about oedipism

What does oedipism mean?
Oedipism means self-infliction of injury to the eye, especially enucleation.
What part of speech is oedipism?
Oedipism is a noun.

Words near oedipism in the dictionary

  1. oedipalized
  2. oedipalizes
  3. oedipalizing
  4. oedipally
  5. Oedipean
  6. oedipism
  7. oedipodid
  8. oedipodids
  9. Oedipus
  10. Oedipus complex
  11. Oedipus complexes

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