erectile

Definitions

adj

1

Capable of being raised to an upright position.

2

Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

The penis and clitoris contain erectile tissue which responds to sexual stimulation.

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.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

other, over

VERB + ERECTILE

contain, contribute, faces, gave, impacts, suffers

ERECTILE + NOUN

dysfunction, problems, tissue

PREP.

from, on, within

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distend

cavernous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

The penis and clitoris contain erectile tissue which responds to sexual stimulation.

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02

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 effic

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03

Is the source of the erectile dysfunction of my husband the fact that he started drinking?

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04

Tom suffers from erectile dysfunction.

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Viagra's impacts on erectile dysfunction were an unexpected — and lucrative — surprise.

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Have you taken a medication for erectile dysfunction within the last 24 hours?

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