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oestrum venereum

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  • From OED definition #3 of oestrum:

    Oestrum, Oestrus,..term for the orgasm or pleasurable sensation experienced during the operation of the appetites or passions, particularly that during coition, termed more distinctively Oestrum venereum.'>1857 R. G. MAYNE Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860), Oestrum, Oestrus,..term for the orgasm or pleasurable sensation experienced during the operation of the appetites or passions, particularly that during coition, termed more distinctively Oestrum venereum.

    April 17, 2009

  • From OED definition #3 of oestrum:

    1857 R. G. MAYNE Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860), Oestrum, Oestrus,..term for the orgasm or pleasurable sensation experienced during the operation of the appetites or passions, particularly that during coition, termed more distinctively Oestrum venereum.

    April 17, 2009