What do you call a sex maniac? (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Dave Wilton]

Yes, "priapism" is an abnormally prolonged erection. "Satyriasis" is
uncontrolled sexual desire in men, the male equivalent of nymphomania, also
known as male adolescence.


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> Isn't satyriasis a medical term referring to a condition in which an
> erection lasts for more than, e.g. four hours?
>

I think it is called priapism.
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