priapism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).
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Noun[edit]
priapism (countable and uncountable, plural priapisms)
- (pathology) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.
- (figuratively) Obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification.
- 2018 September 26, Ross Douthat, “Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Certainty”, in The New York Times[1]:
- [M]any on the right have found themselves justifying our current president's priapism with the same arguments that liberals once used to excuse Clinton.
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medical condition
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French priapisme.
Noun[edit]
priapism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of priapism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) priapism | priapismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) priapism | priapismului |
vocative | priapismule |
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