Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Persistent, usually painful erection of the penis, especially as a consequence of disease and not related to sexual arousal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Morbidly persistent erection and rigidity of the penis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A painful and potentially harmful
medical condition in which the erectpenis (erection) does not return to itsflaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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