DictionaryRoot: satyriasis
Greek
satyriasis
excessive male sexual desire
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noun
satyriasis
sat-uh-RYE-uh-suhs/ˌsætəˈraɪəsəs/
Excessive or compulsive sexual desire in a man.
Etymology
Greek satyriasis invokes the satyr, the mythological woodland being associated with lechery. This supplies a mythological image for the medical sense of excessive or uncontrollable male sexual desire.