erectile dysfunction

noun

: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence

Examples of erectile dysfunction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But please, give us another commercial for drugs that treat erectile dysfunction or male-pattern baldness. Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 Yes, there are alternative medications available for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for erectile dysfunction 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erectile dysfunction was in 1970

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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Medical Definition

erectile dysfunction

noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence sense 2
abbreviation ED
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