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Definition of: orgasm
(ôr′gaz·əm) noun
1. Immoderate or extreme excitement or behavior.
2. Physiol. The acme of excitement at the culmination of the sexual act, followed by detumescence. [<F orgasme <Gk. orgasmos a swelling <orgaein swell, be excited]
—or·gas·mic (ôr·gaz′mik), or·gas·tic (ôr·gas′tik) adjective
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