apotemnophilia
noun
ap·o·tem·no·phil·ia
ˌa-pə-ˌtem-nō-ˈfi-lē-ə, -ˈfē-
: an overwhelming or obsessive desire to have one or more healthy body parts and especially a limb removed by amputation
… the characteristic findings of this fascinating disease clearly distinguish apotemnophilia as a unique paraphilia.—J. Bensler et al., The Southern Medical Journal
Some physicians … have publicly asserted the need for formal investigation of the possible neurological underpinnings of apotemnophilia.—Annemarie Bridy, The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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