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Sexual arousal from biting or being bitten

A woman biting another woman's belly

Odaxelagnia (from Greek: ὀδάξ, odáx, "with the teeth" and Greek: λαγνεία, lagneía, "lust") is a paraphilia involving sexual arousal through biting, or being bitten. Odaxelagnia is considered a mild form of sadomasochism.[1][2][3] Alfred Kinsey studied odaxelagnia, reporting that roughly half of all people surveyed had experienced sexual arousal from biting.[4]

1. ^ Arlene Russo (2008), Vampire Nation, Llewellyn Worldwide, ISBN 978-0-7387-1456-1, retrieved 2011-06-04
2. ^ Brenda Love (1994), The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, Natl Book Network, ISBN 978-1-56980-011-9
3. ^ Juan Carlos Romi (April 2004), "Nomenclatura de las manifestaciones sexuales", Alcmeón (in Spanish), 11 (2), Revista Argentina de Clínica Neuropsiquiátrica (Argentina Journal of Neuropsychiatric Clinic), retrieved 2011-06-04
4. ^ Dr. Mark griffiths, Bite Sighs: A beginner's guide to odaxelagnia, retrieved 2014-03-19