priapism
noun
pri·a·pism
ˈprī-ə-ˌpi-zəm 
: an abnormal often painful persistent erection of the penis
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And spare a kind thought for the poor guy who encountered Jenn before Anson, who perished from extreme priapism.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
But for those with two such genes, the potential complications include acute pain episodes, acute chest syndrome, strokes, priapism, jaundice, numb chin syndrome, an enlarged spleen, leg ulcers, and damaged blood cells in the retina, which can lead to blindness.
—Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
Scientists have found that their venom can cause priapism: painful erections that can last hours.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2015
Survivors tell of experiencing painful erections that last for more than four hours---a medical ailment known as priapism.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2011
Portis’s diffident, modestly gallant characters were a world away from the marital bonfires and priapisms of other male writers of his crop—Roth, Updike, Yates.
—Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
Lastly, and saddest of all, the Corvette will lose its hood of goodly length, the conspicuous priapism that has defined the mission for 65 years.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
But for those with two such genes, the potential complications include acute pain episodes, acute chest syndrome, strokes, priapism, jaundice, numb chin syndrome, an enlarged spleen, leg ulcers, and damaged blood cells in the retina, which can lead to blindness.
—Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
Scientists have found that their venom can cause priapism: painful erections that can last hours.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2015
Survivors tell of experiencing painful erections that last for more than four hours---a medical ailment known as priapism.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2011
Portis’s diffident, modestly gallant characters were a world away from the marital bonfires and priapisms of other male writers of his crop—Roth, Updike, Yates.
—Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
Lastly, and saddest of all, the Corvette will lose its hood of goodly length, the conspicuous priapism that has defined the mission for 65 years.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
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priapism
noun
pri·a·pism
ˈprī-ə-ˌpiz-əm
: an abnormal, more or less persistent, and often painful erection of the penis
especially
: one caused by disease rather than sexual desire
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