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postcoital

adj

Etymology

From post- + coital.

  1. borrowed from coitus
  2. suffixed as coital — “coitus + al”
  3. prefixed as postcoital — “post + coital”

Definitions

  1. Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex.

    • The patient suffered from postcoital malaise.
    • Post-coital tristesse, like post-coital jouissance, is known only to the human animal and occurs as orgasm most often signals the end of immediate sexual excitement, if not the end of the pursuit of further sexual pleasure.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA