tentigo
Penile erection or tumescencePenile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism).
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable)Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism).
Origin
From Latin tentīgō (“lust”), from tendō (“stretch”).From Latin tentīgō (“lust”), from tendō (“stretch”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsurgation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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