noun
Clinical term for compulsive sexual behavior; used in medical and psychological contexts.
性依存症の治療には専門的なカウンセリングが必要です。
Specialized counseling is necessary for the treatment of sexual addiction.
General term for addiction; 性依存症 specifies sexual addiction.
Compound of 性 (sei, 'sex') + 依存症 (izonshō, 'addiction'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term follows the pattern of other medical addiction terms.