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erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
Examples of erectile dysfunction in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But please, give us another commercial for drugs that treat erectile dysfunction or male-pattern baldness.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Yes, there are alternative medications available for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The 27-year-old content creator was with her husband in a rented cabin in snowy Maine when messages from her followers began trickling in, warning that a YouTube commercial was using her likeness to promote erectile dysfunction supplements.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Similarly, since 2018 in the U.K. one can purchase the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil without a prescription from a pharmacy after a discussion with the pharmacist.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
The findings pointed to an 18% Alzheimer’s risk reduction in patients who were prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs after a follow-up period of about five years.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The ubiquitous blue pill was not originally created to treat erectile dysfunction; its active ingredient, sildenafil, was designed to treat high blood pressure, as CNN recounted in its history of the drug.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Viagra is one of the most popular medications for treating erectile dysfunction.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2023
The risk of death after taking Viagra – used to treat erectile dysfunction – is nearly 10 times higher.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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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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Cite this Entry
“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 28 May. 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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