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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]
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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