ERECTILE

erectile, cavernous

(adjective) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; “erectile tissue”; “the penis is an erectile organ”

erectile

(adjective) capable of being raised to an upright position; “erectile feathers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

erectile (not comparable)

Capable of being raised to an upright position.

Of tissue: capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

Source: Wiktionary


E*rect"ile, a. Etym: [Cf. F. érectile.]

Definition: Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated. Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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