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erectile dysfunction

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erectile dysfunction
n. Abbr. ED
The inability to achieve penile erection or to maintain an erection until ejaculation. Also called impotence.
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Noun1.erectile dysfunction - impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
impotence, impotency - an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
disfunction, dysfunction - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction"


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Erectile dysfunction is defined as a sexual dysfunction that is characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis sufficient to perform a sexual satisfaction.
faced four times greater chances of suffering from erectile dysfunction, and were seven times as likely to have difficulty with
a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that relaxes the smooth muscle of the penis, facilitating blood flow to the corpus cavernosum; used as the citrate salt to treat erectile dysfunction.
 
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