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Webster 1913 Edition


Erectile

E-rect′ile

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
érectile
.]
1.
Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated;
as,
erectile
tissue
.
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.

Definition 2024


erectile

erectile

See also: érectile

English

Adjective

erectile (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being raised to an upright position.
  2. Of or relating to tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

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