PRIAPISM


Meaning of PRIAPISM in English

/ ˈpraɪəpɪzəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which a man's penis remains erect (= stiff)

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via late Latin from Greek priapismos , from priapizein be lewd, from Priapos (Greek form of Priapus, a god of fertility).

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