priapism

priapism
A painful and potentially harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation).

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  • priapism — PRIAPÍSM s.n. (med.) Stare de erecţie a penisului prelungită în mod anormal, adesea dureroasă şi neurmată de ejaculare. [pr.: pri a ] – Din fr. priapisme. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 14.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  priapísm s. n. (sil. pri a ) Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Priapism — Pri a*pism, n. [L. priapismus, Gr. ?, from Priapus the god of procreation, the penis, Gr. ?: cf. F. priapisme.] (Med.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • priapism — persistent erection of the penis, 1590s, see PRIAPIC (Cf. priapic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • priapism — [prī′ə piz΄əm] n. [LL priapismus < Gr priapismos < priapizein, to be lewd: see PRIAPUS] 1. a pathological condition characterized by persistent erection of the penis, esp. without sexual excitement 2. a lascivious attitude …   English World dictionary

  • Priapism — Infobox Disease Name = Priapism Caption = DiseasesDB = 25148 ICD10 = ICD10|N|48|3|n|40 ICD9 = ICD9|607.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1908 MeshID = D011317 Priapism ( gr. πριαπισμός) is a potentially harmful… …   Wikipedia

  • priapism — priapismic, adj. /pruy euh piz euhm/, n. 1. Pathol. continuous, usually nonsexual erection of the penis, esp. due to disease. 2. prurient behavior or display. [1580 90; PRIAP(US) + ISM] * * * ▪ pathology       a persistent, painful erection of… …   Universalium

  • Priapism — Abnormally persistent erection of the penis in the absence of sexual desire. Priapism can occur in persons with sickle cell anemia. Named after Priapus, the Greek and Roman god of procreation, whose nude statues were placed in fields as… …   Medical dictionary

  • priapism — n. a persistent and usually painful erection of the penis that requires urgent decompression; occasionally, however, it can be painless, in which case its treatment is less urgent. A prolonged erection (i.e. of greater than six hours duration),… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • priapism — priapic ► ADJECTIVE 1) phallic. 2) Medicine having a persistently erect penis. DERIVATIVES priapism noun. ORIGIN from Greek Priapos, a god of fertility …   English terms dictionary

  • priapism — noun Etymology: French priapisme, from Middle French, ultimately from Greek Priapos (traditionally portrayed in Greco Roman art with an erect penis) Date: 1601 an abnormal often painful persistent erection of the penis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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