Word Study
erectile
CIDE DICTIONARY
erectile, a. [Cf. F. érectile.].
- Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated; as, erectile tissue. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to an erection{5}; as, erectile dysfunction. [PJC]
Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue, such as that contained in the penis, which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by accumulation of blood in and the consequent distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
erectile, adj. that can be erected or become erect.
Idiom
erectile tissue Physiol. animal tissue that is capable of becoming rigid, esp. with sexual excitement.
Etymology
F {eacute}rectile (as ERECT)
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