erectile dysfunction

noun

: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence

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Suppositories can be used to treat various conditions, including vaginal infections, constipation, hemorrhoids, and erectile dysfunction. Ashley Wong, Health, 17 Oct. 2024 In men, hot flashes can be triggered by erectile dysfunction medication and treatments related to prostate cancer. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024 This is a place where a fifty-year-old and a ninety-year-old are both expected to be vital and optimistic, in search of an elusive dignity that derives from access to good weather, reasonable prices, and pharmaceutical interventions for erectile dysfunction. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 This can lead to urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, like how childbirth affects women. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for erectile dysfunction 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erectile dysfunction was in 1970

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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

erectile dysfunction

noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence sense 2
abbreviation ED
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