Mental Process
satiation
sa·ti·a·tion [ sey-shee-ey-shun ]
Subclass of:
Psychophysiology
Definitions related to satiation:
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Full gratification of a need or desire followed by a state of relative insensitivity to that particular need or desire.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The state or condition reached after totally satisfying a desire or need; e.g., abolition of the desire to eat after full gratification of appetite.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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