LIBIDO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does libido mean? 

• LIBIDO (noun)
  The noun LIBIDO has 1 sense:

1. (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire

  Familiarity information: LIBIDO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIBIDO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("libido" is a kind of...):

concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Domain category:

analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)

Derivation:

libidinal (belonging to the libido)

libidinous (driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires)

 Context examples 

Psychological symptoms may include: decrease in libido, emotional lability, difficulty concentrating and insomnia.

(Menopausal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical manifestations in both males and females include poor libido, infertility, and osteoporosis.

(Hypogonadism, NCI Thesaurus)

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17 Item (HAMD-17) Genital symptoms: symptoms such as loss of libido, menstrual disturbances.

(HAMD-17 - Genital Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include visual disturbances, headache, amenorrhea, and decreased libido.

(Pituicytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

In males it usually presents as a painless testicular enlargement and it may be associated with gynecomastia and decreased libido.

(Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) GTx-024 is designed to work like testosterone, thus promoting and/or maintaining libido, fertility, prostate growth, and muscle growth and strength.

(Enobosarm, NCI Thesaurus)