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MeSH Heading: Sexual Arousal
Tree Number(s): F02.830.104.518; G11.561.035.369
Unique ID: D000083942
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000083942
Scope Note: Physiological arousal elicited by sexual contact or by other erotic stimulation resulting in impulses being transmitted through the central nervous system.The impulses also trigger the release of sex hormones, dilation of the arteries supplying the genital areas, and inhibition of vasoconstrictor centers of the lumbar nerves.
Entry Term(s): Arousal, Sexual; Sexual Excitement
See Also: Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/11/09

Sexual Arousal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025