Behavior
sex behavior
sex be·hav·ior [ seks bih-heyv-yer ]
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Behavior
Definitions related to sex behavior:
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A form of physical intimacy that can be directed to reproduction (one possible goal of sexual intercourse) and/or to enjoying the body of someone else; activities associated with sexual intercourse.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Totality of normal and abnormal, conscious and unconscious, overt and covert sensations, thoughts, feelings, and actions related to sexual organs and other erotogenic zones, including goals and techniques.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(sexual behavior) Sexual activities of humans.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Human sexual activity, any activity--solitary, between two persons, or in a group--that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual activity: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring reproduction and that are a part of each...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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