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erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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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 31 Oct. 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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