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Meaning of PRIAPISM

Pronunciation:  'prIu`pizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
 
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 See Also: pathology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pri"a*pism\, n. [L. priapismus, Gr. ?, from Priapus
the god of procreation, the penis, Gr. ?: cf. F. priapisme.]
(Med.)
More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis,
with or without sexual desire.
 

 

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