erectile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /əˈɹɛktaɪl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French érectile, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere, equivalent to erect + -ile.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Capable of being raised to an upright position.
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(not-comparable, of tissue) 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.
1998, Alvaro Morales, editor, Erectile Dysfunction: Issues in Current Pharmacotherapy, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 107:
Deriveds
erectility · antierectile · erectile dysfunction · nonerectile
Translations (12)
pl wzwodny (capable of being raised to an upright position) · fi pystyyn nouseva (capable of being raised to an upright position) · ca erigible (capable of being raised to an upright position) · pt erigível (capable of being raised to an upright position) · pl wzwodny (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · it erettile (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · pt erétil (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · fi jäykistyvä (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · fr érectile (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · fi erektiili (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · ca erèctil (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid) · es eréctil (capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid)