erectile

See also: érectile

English

Etymology

From French érectile, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɛktaɪl/

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Adjective

erectile (not comparable)

1. Capable of being raised to an upright position.
2. (biology, medicine, of tissue) Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

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

Derived terms

• erectile dysfunction

Translations

capable of being raised to an upright position

• Catalan: erigible
• Finnish: pystyyn nouseva
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: erigível
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid

• Catalan: erèctil
• Finnish: jäykistyvä (fi), erektiili
• French: érectile (fr)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: erétil (pt)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: eréctil (es)

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• Danish: ^{(please verify)} erektil, ^{(please verify)} som kan rejses, ^{(please verify)} som kan rejse sig
• German: ^{(please verify)} aufrichtbar, ^{(please verify)} erektil (de)
• Ido: ^{(please verify)} erektiva
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} erettile
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ^{(please verify)} erektil

  Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} erektil