What does "sexology" mean?

The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective.

What is a synonym for "sexology"?

Common synonyms include: free love, sexual, sexual psychology.

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The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective. countable, uncountable

"In the 1980's, at my university library, I sometimes haunted the section on sexology during ancient times, as Greco-Roman."

From sex + -ology.

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