erectile dysfunction

noun

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

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But their picture-perfect romance quickly devolved, with his erectile dysfunction and her fertility issues driving them apart. John Russell, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The company revved up a social media campaign on the social platform X for an ad in which Sharpe boasted about his experience with the firm’s erectile dysfunction medications, a company spokesperson confirmed. Darius Tahir, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025 Through testing, the FDA detected undeclared ingredients such as sildenafil and tadalafil, the active compounds in the erectile dysfunction prescription medications Viagra or Cialis, in ZoomMax, ZapMax, PeakMax and Vitafer-L Gold. Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024 Comparatively, the DoD spends $42 million a year on medication for service members with erectile dysfunction. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for erectile dysfunction

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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 30 Mar. 2025.

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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