priapism
A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not…A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.
Priapismus
приапи́змpriapízm
condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
(countable)An instance of this.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from AncFrom Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).
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Forms
plural: priapismsWord family
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