APA Dictionary of Psychology

preorgasmic

Updated on 04/19/2018
adj.
  1. relating to the state immediately before orgasm. It is characterized by increased breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure; semispastic muscle contractions; and maximum increase in the size of the glans penis, testes, and upper vaginal walls.
  2. denoting the status of a person who has never experienced orgasm. See orgasmic dysfunction.
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