surrogate partner

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• surrogate — 1. A person who functions in another s life as a substitute for some third person such as a relative who assumes the nurturing and other responsibilities of the absent parent. 2. A person who reminds one of another person so that one uses the… …   Medical dictionary

• surrogate — n. 1) (in psychology) a person or object in someone s life that functions as a substitute for another person. In the treatment of sexual problems, when the patient does not have a partner to cooperate in treatment, a surrogate provided by the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• surrogate mother — /sʌrəgət ˈmʌðə/ (say suruhguht mudhuh) noun a woman who, usually for a fee, performs a service for a couple who wish to have a child, either of being impregnated by the male partner and bringing the child to term, or of having an embryo conceived …  

• surrogate — noun /ˈsʌrəgət / (say suruhguht) 1. a person appointed to act for another; a deputy. 2. a substitute. 3. a person taking the part of a usual partner during therapy for sexual malfunction. 4. British the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge,… …  

• surrogate — n. 1 a substitute, esp. for a person in a specific role or office. 2 Brit. a deputy, esp. of a bishop in granting marriage licences. 3 US a judge in charge of probate, inheritance, and guardianship. Phrases and idioms: surrogate mother 1 a person …   Useful english dictionary

• surrogate pregnancy — a pregnancy in which a woman other than the female partner is artificially impregnated with the male partner s sperm. The resultant child represents only the male of the marital unit, and may be adopted by the female …   Medical dictionary

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• sex therapy — Psychiatry. treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education. [1970 75] * * *       form of behaviour modification or psychotherapy directed specifically at… …   Universalium

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