Erectile dysfunction

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability of a male to achieve or sustain an erection. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis wordnet

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"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."

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