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nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅i⋅a

  [nek-ruh-fil-ee-uh]
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–noun Psychiatry.
an erotic attraction to corpses.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL; see necro-, -philia

Related forms:
nec⋅ro⋅phile  [nek-ruh-fahyl] , noun
nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅i⋅ac  [nek-ruh-fil-ee-ak] , nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅ic, adjective, noun
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nec·ro·phil·i·a   (něk'rə-fĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  
  1. Obsessive fascination with death and corpses.
  2. Erotic attraction to or sexual contact with corpses.
nec'ro·phil'i·ac' (-ē-āk') adj. & n., nec'ro·phile' (-fīl') n., nec'ro·phil'ic (-fĭl'ĭk) adj.
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necrophilia 
1892, in Chaddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis," from necro- + philia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: nec·ro·phil·ia
Pronunciation: "nek-r&-'fil-E-&
Function: noun
: obsession with and usually erotic interest in orstimulation by corpses
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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necrophilia nec·ro·phil·i·a (něk'rə-fĭl'ē-ə)
n.

  1. An abnormal fondness for being in the presence of dead bodies. Also called necromania.
  2. Sexual contact with or erotic desire for dead bodies.
nec'ro·phil'i·ac' (-ē-āk') adj. & n.

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