Partialism


Partialism is a sexual fetish with a focus on any other specific parts of the body other than the genitals. Partialism is categorized as a fetishistic disorder in the DSM-5 of the American Psychiatric Association only if it causes significant psychosocial distress for the person or has detrimental effects on important areas of their life. In the DSM-IV, it was considered a separate paraphilia, but was merged into fetishistic disorder by the DSM-5. Individuals who exhibit partialism sometimes describe the anatomy of interest to them as having equal or greater erotic attraction for them than do the genitals.

Types

The following are some of the partialisms commonly found among people:
Formal nameCommon nameSource of arousal
PodophiliaFoot/feet fetishFoot
OculophiliaEye fetishEye
MaschalagniaArmpits fetishArmpit
RetrophiliaBack fetishBack
MazophiliaBreasts fetishBreast
PygophiliaButtocks fetishButtock
NasophiliaNose fetishNose
TrichophiliaHair fetishHair
AlvinophiliaNavel/belly button fetishNavel
AlvinolagniaBelly/stomach fetishBelly
CheirophiliaHand/hands fetishHand
CrurophiliaLeg/legs fetishLeg
OrisophiliaLip/lips fetishLip
GlossophiliaTongue fetishTongue
OdontophiliaTeeth fetishTeeth
OtophiliaEar/ears fetishEar
BuccalagniaCheek/cheeks fetishFacial cheek
ErogonophiliaDimple/dimples fetishDimple
CaudaphiliaTail fetishTail