chordee

American

[kawr-dee, -dey, kohr-] / ˈkɔr di, -deɪ, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

Pathology.

a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.

Etymology

Origin of chordee

1700–10; < French cordée (feminine past participle) corded, in the phrase chaude-pisse cordée corded gonorrhea

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The treatment for chordee is surgery, and how could I ask him to go through that?

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2020

Internally, used for.—Nervousness, sleeplessness, hysteria, in afterpains, to prevent chordee.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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