Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A painful erection of the penis, under which it is considerably curved. It attends gonorrhea, and usually occurs at night.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A painful erection of the penis, usually with downward curvature, occurring in gonorrhea.

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  • noun medicine an abnormal downward curve to the erect penis

Etymologies

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From the French (chaudepisse) cordée ‘corded (urethral discharge)’, ultimately Latin chorda, from Greek χορδή ‘entrails, intestines’.

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Examples

  • Both boys were born with chordee, which if left alone results in a curved penis later in life, with the possibility of pain and even (in bad cases) sexual disfunction.

    The First Cut | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • Both boys were born with chordee, which if left alone results in a curved penis later in life, with the possibility of pain and even in bad cases sexual disfunction.

    The First Cut 2009

  • Heck, I'd prefer it, it means I don't have to worry about any genetic surprises I might have passed on to my son - who is also IS BTW, moderate hypospadias with severe chordee.

    BiGender and the Brain Zoe Brain 2008

  • Really bad chordee too, so genital reconstruction was needed before his gender became apparent, to avoid pain.

    10/12/2007 2007

  • In many cases but not all, chordee is associated with hypospadias.

    10/12/2007 2007

  • Violent erections are frequently experienced, as is also chordee, a condition in which the organ is drawn into the shape a bow during erections, a very painful and distressing condition.

    Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877

  • The group found that after releasing the chordee, the hypospadiac orifice was retracted to become penile in 5 patients (22. 7\%), penoscrotal in 6 (27. 3\%), scrotal in 9 (40. 9\%), and perineal in 2 (9. 1\%).

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Known Forms of Gonorrhoea_), Vienna and Leipzig, 1907, that the painful erections (chordee) which so commonly accompany gonorrhoea in adults, are very rare indeed in the case of gonorrhoea in children, and even in the case of older children are hardly ever observed.

    The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900

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  • painful downward curving of the erect penis, happening especially at night; often a side effect of gonorrhea.

    Also known as phallocamposis.

    And, one assumes that the term krummholz would also be an accurate descriptor of this condition.

    January 17, 2008

  • words like this (or cockstuffing) make my imaginary balls clench for fear.

    May 8, 2009