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Descriptor English: Asexuality
Descriptor Spanish: Asexualidad
Descriptor asexualidad
Entry term(s) atracción sexual ausente
atracción sexual baja
bajo interés sexual
conducta sexual ausente
conducta sexual baja
demisexual
demisexuales
deseo sexual ausente
deseo sexual bajo
intensidad sexual ausente
intensidad sexual baja
interés sexual ausente
interés sexual bajo
Scope note: Orientación sexual de una persona que no siente atracción erótica hacia otras personas. Puede relacionarse afectiva y románticamente. No implica necesariamente no tener libido, o no practicar sexo, o no poder sentir excitación. (Fuente: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/225271/glosario-TDSyG.pdf)
Descriptor Portuguese: Assexualidade
Descriptor French: Asexualité
Entry term(s): Absent Sexual Attraction
Absent Sexual Behavior
Absent Sexual Behaviour
Absent Sexual Desire
Absent Sexual Intensity
Absent Sexual Interest
Akoinesexual
Akoisexual
Cupiosexual
Demisexual
Demisexuals
Fraysexual
Lithsexual
Low Sexual Attraction
Low Sexual Behavior
Low Sexual Behaviour
Low Sexual Desire
Low Sexual Intensity
Low Sexual Interest
Requiessexual
Tree number(s): SP2.770.913.710.035
SP3.311.750.536.100.428.121
Scope note: Human asexuality has been described as a lack of sexual attraction toward anyone or anything, or the sexual orientation of a person who does not feel erotic attraction towards other people but includes the possibility of a romantic or affective love. It does not necessarily imply in not having libido, nor not having sex, nor not being able to feel excitement. (Loose translation from the original: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/225271/glosario-TDSyG.pdf)
Annotation: HUMANS only
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2019
DeCS ID: 57423
Unique ID: DDCS057423
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Asexuality - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062117
Scope note Human asexuality has been described as a lack of sexual attraction toward anyone or anything, or the sexual orientation of a person who does not feel erotic attraction towards other people but includes the possibility of a romantic or affective love. It does not necessarily imply in not having libido, nor not having sex, nor not being able to feel excitement. (Loose translation from the original: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/225271/glosario-TDSyG.pdf)
Preferred term Asexuality
Entry term(s) Absent Sexual Attraction
Absent Sexual Behavior
Absent Sexual Behaviour
Absent Sexual Desire
Absent Sexual Intensity
Absent Sexual Interest
Akoinesexual
Akoisexual
Cupiosexual
Demisexual
Demisexuals
Fraysexual
Lithsexual
Low Sexual Attraction
Low Sexual Behavior
Low Sexual Behaviour
Low Sexual Desire
Low Sexual Intensity
Low Sexual Interest
Requiessexual



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