Priapism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpraɪ.əˌpɪ.zəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Priapism is a noun meaning (pathology, countable) An instance of this.
Meaning
(pathology, countable) An instance of this.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) The obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification.
- (pathology, 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.
Example Sentences
[M]any on the right have found themselves justifying our current president's priapism with the same arguments that liberals once used to excuse Clinton.
Phosphorus has long been considered a powerful stimulant. It acts upon the generative organism, it is recorded, in a manner to cause the most violent priapisms.
Word Forms
- priapisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apareunia, phallalgia, phallodynia, penitis, paraphimosis, posthitis.
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