Search
Descriptor English: Libido
Descriptor Spanish: Libido
Descriptor libido
Scope note: Impulso psíquico o energía que se asocia con el instinto sexual en sentido amplio (búsqueda del placer y del objeto amado). Puede connotar la energía psíquica asociada con los instintos en general que motivan la conducta.
Descriptor Portuguese: Libido
Descriptor French: Libido
Entry term(s): Decreased Libido
Increased Libido
Libido, Decreased
Libido, Increased
Tree number(s): F02.739.794.511
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007989
Scope note: The psychic drive or energy associated with sexual instinct in the broad sense (pleasure and love-object seeking). It may also connote the psychic energy associated with instincts in general that motivate behavior.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 8165
Unique ID: D007989
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1992/03/25
Libido - Preferred
Concept UI M0012454
Scope note The psychic drive or energy associated with sexual instinct in the broad sense (pleasure and love-object seeking). It may also connote the psychic energy associated with instincts in general that motivate behavior.
Preferred term Libido
Decreased Libido - Narrower
Concept UI M0012452
Preferred term Decreased Libido
Entry term(s) Libido, Decreased
Increased Libido - Narrower
Concept UI M0012453
Preferred term Increased Libido
Entry term(s) Libido, Increased



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey