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 (not otherwise specified), 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: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Formal name !! Common name !! Source of arousal |- | Podophilia || Foot/feet fetish || Foot |- | Oculophilia || Eye fetish || Eye |- | Maschalagnia || Armpits fetish || Armpit |- | Retrophilia || Back fetish || Back |- | Mazophilia || Breasts fetish || Breast |- | Pygophilia || Buttocks fetish || Buttock |- | Nasophilia || Nose fetish || Nose |- | Trichophilia || Hair fetish || Hair |- | Alvinophilia || Navel/belly button fetish || Navel |- | Alvinolagnia || Belly/stomach fetish || Belly |- | Cheirophilia || Hand/hands fetish || Hand |- | Crurophilia || Leg/legs fetish || Leg |- | Orisophilia || Lip/lips fetish || Lip |- | Glossophilia || Tongue fetish || Tongue |- | Odontophilia || Teeth fetish || Teeth |- | Otophilia || Ear/ears fetish || Ear |- | Buccalagnia || Cheek/cheeks fetish || Facial cheek |- | Erogonophilia || Dimple/dimples fetish || Dimple |- | Caudaphilia || Tail fetish || Tail |- |}