Amputee fetishism refers to a context and set of beliefs supporting the pleasure and benefits gained from the amputation of body parts. The eroticization of amputation appears in the context of sexology as two types of paraphilia. "Acrotomophilia": refers to an attraction to amputation and amputees, and "Apotemnophilia" pertains to self-amputation.John Money, Kent W. Simcoe. 1984. [LINK: http://www.springerlink.com/content/k731445740p1g7q8/] Sexuality and Disability Journal. "Acrotomophilia, sex and disability: New concepts and case report". Springer Netherlands. ISSN 0146-1044 (Print) 1573-6717 (Online). History Acrotomophilia is derived from the Greek akron (extremity), tomein (to cut) and philein (to love). Acrotomophilia is also known as amelotatism. Internet culture There exists a vast online community of acrotomophiles

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