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Legbrace fetishism – the desire for partners who use leg braces; an aspect of abasiophilia; Medical fetishism – a sexualised interest in observing medical practice and receiving medical treatment; Munchhausen's syndrome – those affected by this psychological disorder feign illness and/or cause themselves self-harm
A whale bit off Ahab's leg, and he stands on what's left of the bone. The sound of his ivory limb echoes on the deck. Ahab experiences a constant, piercing pain in his groin that represents the world's suffering. [2] 1964 Barquentine: Gormenghast series: Mervyn Peake: One-legged, hunchbacked dwarf. [3] 2003 Christopher
Abasiophilia is a psychosexual attraction to people with impaired mobility, especially those who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. [1] The term abasiophilia was first used by John Money of the Johns Hopkins University in a paper on paraphilias, in 1990. [2] [3]
This "wooden leg", actually carved out of whalebone, lets him walk with minimal difficulty. The loss of this leg fuels Ahab's obsession with Moby Dick, which costs him his ship, crew, and his life. Mister Ming, the main antagonist of the Bob Morane books, has a robotic prosthesis instead of his right hand, which was lost during an attempt to ...
Abasiophilia—the desire for people who limp and/or use leg braces, walking sticks, crutches, walkers or wheelchairs; Acrotomophilia—the desire for amputees; Andy Pipkin, a character from Little Britain, who pretends to be disabled; Apotemnophilia—sexual arousal based on the desire to be or appear as an amputee
Jay tries to retrieve the telescope with the help of his physically disabled friend Donna (Ashley Rogers), who uses a crutch and a leg brace in order to walk. Jay falls from the tree fort and striking his head against a rock, lapses into a coma. In the coma, Jay finds himself in a fantasy world called Downworld where no one reaches the age of 16.
Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a rare mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences. [1]
Dafo may refer to: . Edith Woodford-Grimes (1887–1975), English Wiccan; DAFO (Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthosis), a brand name for some lower extremity braces that provide thin, flexible, external support to the foot, ankle and/or lower leg