ORGASM

[or.gasm] n [NL orgasmus, fr. Gk orgasmos, fr. organ to grow ripe, be lustful; prob. akin to Skt urja sap, strength] (ca. 1763): intense or paroxysmal excitement; esp: the climax of sexual excitement typically occurring toward the end of coitus -- or.gas.mic also or.gas.tic adj