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

Hims and other similar companies got started several years ago by offering cheap generic versions of drugs for hair loss, erectile dysfunction and other health issues before branching out into the multibillion-dollar market for obesity medications. —Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

When patients come to me with erectile dysfunction, or ED, their first concern isn’t usually about their health. —Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026

Research has indicated that Korean red ginseng could be useful as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. —Pubsubhub User, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

Very few are going to buy medications with cash, unless the drug is not a covered benefit, like weight loss or erectile dysfunction drugs. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for erectile dysfunction

• adjunction
• compunction
• conjunction
• disjunction
• injunction
• inunction
• malfunction
• eigenfunction
• multifunction
• function
• junction
• unction

Medical Definition

erectile dysfunction

noun

: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence sense 2

—abbreviation ED