erectile dysfunction

noun

erectile dysfunction

noun

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences The inability of a male to achieve or sustain an erection.

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:

Synonyms: ED, erectile dysfunction, impotence, impotency, limp dick, limp-dickedness
Antonyms: priapism
Related terms: penis, erection
Hyponyms: brewer's droop, coke dick, crystal dick, dope dick, whiskey dick

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