priapism
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Definition of priapism
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (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.
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noun
- (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.
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(countable)An instance of this.
“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.”
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification.
“[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.”
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Etymology
From Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).
Words you can make from priapism
110 playable · top: PRIMPS (12 pts)
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