erectile

[ ih-rek-tl, -til, -tahyl ]

/ ɪˈrɛk tl, -tɪl, -taɪl /

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adjective

capable of being erected or set upright.

Anatomy. capable of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue.

Nearby words

erech, erechim, erechtheum, erechtheus, erect, erectile, erectile dysfunction, erectile impotence, erectile tissue, erecting prism, erection

Origin of erectile

From the French word érectile, dating back to 1820–30. See erect, -ile

Related forms

e·rec·til·i·ty

[ih-rek-til-i-tee, ee-rek-] /ɪ rɛkˈtɪl ɪ ti, ˌi rɛk-/, noun

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Erectile dysfunction jokes have become a staple for comedy in the last 15 years.
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Others, such as “ED Med Shop,” focused specifically on one condition (in this case, erectile dysfunction).
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While you or your partner might not be aware of it, stress and tension are the leading causes of erectile dysfunction.
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Which have a long, perforated, erectile fang on the maxillary bone, which is extremely short and bears no other teeth.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
The plume of the other varieties is erectile, but that of the San Pedro denizen is soft and falls down the side.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
The positive impulse reached the responding organ after 1.5 second and caused an erectile movement.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Deprived of spurs, they have a large tuft 445 upon the head, formed of distorted and erectile feathers.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
It is, as is well known, a sort of erectile tissue, of whose functions we are wholly ignorant.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for erectile

erectile

/ (ɪˈrɛktaɪl) /

adjective

physiol (of tissues or organs, such as the penis or clitoris) capable of becoming rigid or erect as the result of being filled with blood

capable of being erected

Derived Forms

erectility (ɪrɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ, ˌiːrɛk-), noun

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Medicine definitions for erectile

erectile

[ ĭ-rĕk′təl, -tīl′ ]

adj.

Of or relating to tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

Capable of being raised to an upright position.