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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Satyriasis

Satyriasis \Sat`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Satyr.] Immoderate venereal appetite in the male.
--Quain.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
satyriasis

"excessively great venereal desire in the male," 1650s, medical Latin, from Greek satyriasis, from satyros (see satyr). Also in same sense satyromania (1889).

Wiktionary
satyriasis

n. 1 Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania) 2 The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male

WordNet
satyriasis

n. abnormally intense sexual desire in men

Usage examples of "satyriasis".

Sexual acts: hetero, homo, bestial, nymphomania, satyriasis, and all the erotic postures of desire, passion, lust, love, and pleasure.

They say out of one side of their mouths that sex is okay and beautiful, but out of the other side they say that any real enthusiasm for sex is a sign of immaturity, Don Juanism, nymphomania, satyriasis, and social irresponsibility.

It occurred to me that satyriasis might be a logical prescription for nymphomania.

Slowly at first and then with growing insistence the satyr drew the cooing lips back toward his waiting member, which due to his satyriasis had lost none of its vigour.

The nightmare of black sweat and screaming, the pitiless alcoholism, the raging drive of satyriasis, the double and triple vision and loss of memory, the old friends offended and the girls lost because he could not explain.

Torn between satyriasis and sickness, between passion and puking, his nervous system would eventually revolt.

With an artificial foot, a growing alcoholic habit, incipient satyriasis, Deathwish Drang's surgically transplanted fangs willed to him, and a hobnailed liver, he is ready for whatever comes.