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Descriptor English: Masturbation
Descriptor Spanish: Masturbación
Descriptor masturbación
Scope note: Estimulación o gratificación sexual del propio individuo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Masturbação
Descriptor French: Masturbation
Entry term(s): Masturbations
Tree number(s): F01.145.802.526
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008418
Scope note: Sexual stimulation or gratification of the self.
Annotation: human & animal
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
DeCS ID: 8588
Unique ID: D008418
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Masturbation - Preferred
Concept UI M0013101
Scope note Sexual stimulation or gratification of the self.
Preferred term Masturbation
Entry term(s) Masturbations



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