<P> An erogenous zone (from Greek ἔρως, érōs "love" and English - genous "producing" from Greek - γενής, - genḗs "born") is an area of the human body that has heightened sensitivity, the stimulation of which may generate a sexual response, such as relaxation, the production of sexual fantasies, sexual arousal and orgasm . </P> <P> Erogenous zones are located all over the human body, but the sensitivity of each varies, and depends on concentrations of nerve endings that can provide pleasurable sensations when stimulated . The touching of another person's erogenous zone is regarded as an act of physical intimacy . Some people may resent stimulation in this manner while others may find it pleasing, and this may also depend on the relationship between the persons involved . </P>

Areas of the body that seem to be more sexually responsive to stimulation are called