Odaxelagnia

Odaxelagnia is a paraphilia in which a person is sexually aroused by biting or by being bitten. The name comes from the Greek words odax, meaning with the teeth, and lagneia, meaning lust. The Wikipedia lead describes it as a mild form of sadomasochism, with bites of varying intensity on places such as the arms, shoulders and hands and occasionally the genitals. It is sometimes associated with sexual vampirism, although most sexual biting involves no bloodshed. The article reports that Alfred Kinsey studied the behavior and found that roughly half of the people surveyed had felt sexual arousal from biting. The lead gives no cause or treatment, so none is claimed. This is a record of the term, not medical advice.