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Erectile

//əˈɹɛktaɪl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being raised to an upright position. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid. not-comparable

    "The penis and clitoris contain erectile tissue which responds to sexual stimulation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being raised to an upright position wordnet

Etymology

From French érectile, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere, equivalent to erect + -ile.

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