erectile
capable of being erected or set upright.
Anatomy. capable of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue.
Origin of erectile
1Other words from erectile
- e·rec·til·i·ty [ih-rek-til-i-tee, ee-rek-], /ɪ rɛkˈtɪl ɪ ti, ˌi rɛk-/, noun
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How to use erectile in a sentence
Remember too that conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes are all causes of erectile dysfunction, which regular running can help to counteract.
Call it tragic, call it comic, or call it both: The most enduring legacy of Viagra might be erectile dysfunction jokes.
erectile dysfunction jokes have become a staple for comedy in the last 15 years.
If you were in the business of telling jokes in the 2000s, Viagra and erectile dysfunction were the gifts that kept on giving.
Others, such as “ED Med Shop,” focused specifically on one condition (in this case, erectile dysfunction).
While you or your partner might not be aware of it, stress and tension are the leading causes of erectile dysfunction.
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 PayneThe two California species have two round, black plumes falling gracefully over the back of the neck, but erectile when excited.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneBut Indirect stimulus induces the positive or erectile response.
Life Movements in Plants | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThey seem to be rather jointed appendages of the head-plate, erectile on a hinge like a pectoral spine.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanStimulation by light caused a positive or erectile movement within 20 seconds of application.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for erectile
/ (ɪˈrɛktaɪl) /
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 of erectile
- erectility (ɪrɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ, ˌiːrɛk-), noun
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