erectile

See also: érectile

English

Etymology

From French érectile, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere, equivalent to erect +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹɛktaɪl/
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Adjective

erectile (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being raised to an upright position.
  2. (biology, medicine, of tissue) Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.
    The penis and clitoris contain erectile tissue which responds to sexual stimulation.
    • 1998, Alvaro Morales, editor, Erectile Dysfunction: Issues in Current Pharmacotherapy, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 107:
      The observation that topical application of nitroglycerin to the penis may lead to erection adequate for sexual intercourse (Talley and Crawley 1985) has stimulated several investigations on the efficacy of this potential mode of treatment of erectile dysfunction.

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