consummatory

adjective

con·​sum·​ma·​to·​ry kən-ˈsə-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 

1

: of or relating to consummation : concluding

2

: of, relating to, or being a response or act (such as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

consummatory

adjective

con·​sum·​ma·​to·​ry kən-ˈsəm-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 

: of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior