satyriasis

noun

sa·​ty·​ri·​a·​sis ˌsā-tə-ˈrī-ə-səs  ˌsa- 

: excessive or abnormal sexual craving in the male

Examples of satyriasis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the risk of annoying T.J. Clark by seeming to concentrate on the regions below the belt, one is obliged to observe that Picasso suffered from, or exulted in, a bad case of satyriasis that continued well into old age. —John Banville, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek, from satyros

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

satyriasis

noun

sa·​ty·​ri·​a·​sis ˌsāt-ə-ˈrī-ə-səs  ˌsat- 

plural satyriases -ˌsēz 

: excessive or abnormal sexual desire in the male compare nymphomania