érectile — [ erɛktil ] adj. • 1813; du lat. erectus ♦ Susceptible d érection (2o); capable de se dresser. Poils érectiles. N. f. ÉRECTILITÉ , 1839 . ● érectile adjectif (de érection, avec l influence de tactile) Se dit d organes ou de tissus susceptibles d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
erectile — 1830, from Fr. érectile, from L. erect , pp. stem of erigere (see ERECT (Cf. erect)) … Etymology dictionary
erectile — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to become erect … English terms dictionary
erectile — [ē rek′til, irek′til; ] also [ i rek′tīl΄] adj. [Fr < L erectus] that can become erect: used esp. to designate tissue, as in the penis, that becomes swollen and rigid when filled with blood erectility [ē΄rek til′ə tē, i rek΄til′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
erectile — adjective Date: 1830 1. of, relating to, or capable of undergoing physiological erection < erectile tissue > < erectile dysfunction > 2. capable of being raised to an upright position < the erectile quills of a porcupine > • erectility noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
erectile — erectility /i rek til i tee, ee rek /, n. /i rek tl, til, tuyl/, adj. 1. capable of being erected or set upright. 2. Anat. capable of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue. [1820 30; < F érectile. See ERECT, ILE] * * * … Universalium
erectile — Capable of erection. * * * erec·tile i rek təl, .tīl adj capable of being raised to an erect position esp CAVERNOUS (2) erec·til·i·ty .rek til ət ē n, pl ties * * * … Medical dictionary
érectile — (é rè kti l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. Susceptible d érection. Tissu érectile, tissu qui devient roide, dur, gonflé par l afflux du sang dans ses vaisseaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. érection … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
erectile — e|rec|tile [ ı rektl, ı rek,taıl ] adjective TECHNICAL capable of becoming erect: erectile tissue … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
erectile — adj. capable of causing erection or becoming erect. The penis is composed largely of erectile tissue … The new mediacal dictionary
