Psychiatry and Psychology

Sexual Arousal

Physiological arousal elicited by sexual contact or by other erotic stimulation resulting in impulses being transmitted through the central nervous system.The impulses also trigger the release of sex hormones, dilation of the arteries supplying the genital areas, and inhibition of vasoconstrictor centers of the lumbar nerves.

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Physiological arousal elicited by sexual contact or by other erotic stimulation resulting in impulses being transmitted through the central nervous system.The impulses also trigger the release of sex hormones, dilation of the arteries supplying the genital areas, and inhibition of vasoconstrictor centers of the lumbar nerves.

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3 entry terms
  • Arousal, Sexual
  • Sexual Excitement
  • Excitement, Sexual

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2021

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  1. F02w.830w.104w.518w
  2. G11.561.035w.369w

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WP 505

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sexual Arousal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000083942. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000083942
  2. Sexual Arousal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal
  3. Sexual Arousal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215127