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priapism
noun
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Word History
French priapisme, from Middle French, ultimately from Greek Priapos (traditionally portrayed in Greco-Roman art with an erect penis)
1601, in the meaning defined above
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“Priapism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priapism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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