erectile (adj.)

1822, "pertaining to muscular erection," from French érectile, from Latin erect-, past participle stem of erigere "to raise or set up" (see erect (adj.)).

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erect (adj.)

late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused; resolute; arrogant," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up, out of" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line," thus "to lead, rule").

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Definitions of erectile

erectile (adj.)

capable of being raised to an upright position;

erectile feathers

erectile (adj.)

filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood;

the penis is an erectile organ

erectile tissue

Synonyms: cavernous

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