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

Select men’s formulas may contain Tadalafil (Cialis) for erectile dysfunction. — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Writing openly about subjects from erectile dysfunction to caring for his father after an ALS diagnosis, Marshall finds that the intersection of queerness and disability is intimacy. — Chris Martin, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

The Endocrine Society recommends against testing for hypogonadism—the medical term for when the body doesn’t produce enough testosterone or sperm—unless a man has symptoms such as erectile dysfunction. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Testosterone levels in men decline naturally with age and have long been linked to issues like erectile dysfunction, low libido, mood changes and weight gain. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for erectile dysfunction

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

Medical Definition

erectile dysfunction

noun

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

—abbreviation ED