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or⋅gasm

  [awr-gaz-uhm]
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–noun
1. the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
2. an instance of experiencing this.
3. intense or unrestrained excitement.
4. an instance or occurrence of such excitement.
–verb (used without object)
5. to have an orgasm.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL orgasmus < Gk orgasmós, deriv. of orgân to swell, be excited

Related forms:
or⋅gas⋅mic, or⋅gas⋅tic, adjective
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or·gasm   (ôr'gāz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The peak of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and by a series of involuntary contractions of the muscles of the genitals, usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen by the male. Also called climax.

  2. A similar point of intensity of emotional excitement.

intr.v.   or·gasm·ed (-gāz'əmd), or·gasm·ing (-gāz'ə-mĭng), or·gasms (-gāz'əmz)
To experience an orgasm.

[French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, both from Greek orgasmos, from orgān, to swell up, be excited.]
or·gas'mic (ôr-gāz'mĭk), or·gas'tic (-tĭk) adj., or·gas'mi·cal·ly, or·gas'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

orgasm  (n.)
1684, from Fr. orgasme, from Gk. orgasmos "excitement, swelling," from organ "be in heat, become ripe for," lit. "to swell, be excited," related to orge "impulse, excitement, anger," from PIE base *wrog- "to burgeon, swell with strength" (cf. Skt. urja "a nourishment, sap, vigor," O.Ir. ferc, ferg "anger"). The verb is attested from 1973, originally and usually in ref. to a woman's sexual climax. Orgasmic is attested from 1935.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1or·gasm
Pronunciation: 'or-"gaz-&m
Function: noun
: the climax of sexual excitement that is usually accompanied in themale by ejaculation —or·gas·mic /or-'gaz-mik/ also or·gas·tic /-'gas-tik/ adjective

Main Entry: 2orgasm
Function: intransitive verb
: to experience an orgasm orgasm during intercourse —Shere Hite>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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orgasm or·gasm (ôr'gāz'əm)
n.
The highest point of sexual excitement, marked by strong feelings of pleasure and marked normally by ejaculation of semen by the male and by vaginal contractions within the female. Also called climax.

or·gas'mic (ôr-gāz'mĭk) adj.

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orgasm   (ôr'gāz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
The peak of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and bv a series of involuntary contractions of the muscles of the genitals, usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen by the male.
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orgasm

climactic physiological state of heightened sexual excitement and gratification that is followed by relaxation of sexual tensions and the body's muscles.

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