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Descriptor English: Voyeurism
Descriptor Spanish: Voyeurismo
Descriptor voyeurismo
Entry term(s) voyerismo
Scope note: Parafilia caracterizada por mirar repetidamente a personas desprevenidas, generalmente extrañas, que están desnudas, se están desvistiendo o manteniendo relaciones sexuales, como método para conseguir la excitación sexual.
Descriptor Portuguese: Voyeurismo
Descriptor French: Voyeurisme
Entry term(s): Voyeurisms
Tree number(s): F03.657.900
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014843
Scope note: A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are either naked, in the act of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as the method for achieving sexual excitement.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PARAPHILIAS 1981-90; was see under SEX DEVIATION 1968-80
Online Note: search PARAPHILIAS 1968-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under PARAPHILIAS 1981-90; was see under SEX DEVIATION 1968-80
DeCS ID: 15244
Unique ID: D014843
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Voyeurism - Preferred
Concept UI M0022854
Scope note A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are either naked, in the act of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as the method for achieving sexual excitement.
Preferred term Voyeurism
Entry term(s) Voyeurisms



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