| necrophilia | Necrophilism 1. A morbid fondness for being in the presence of dead bodies. 2. The impulse to have sexual contact, or the act of such contact, with a dead body, usually of males with female corpses. Origin: necro-+ G. Phileo, to love (05 Mar 2000) |
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| necrophilous | Having a preference for dead tissue; denoting certain bacteria. Synonym: necrophagous. Origin: necro-+ G. Philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |