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e⋅rec⋅tile

[i-rek-tl, -til, -tahyl]
–adjective
1. capable of being erected or set upright.
2. Anatomy. capable of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue.

Origin:
1820–30; < F érectile. See erect, -ile


e⋅rec⋅til⋅i⋅ty [i-rek-til-i-tee, ee-rek-] , noun
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e·rec·tile   (ĭ-rěk'təl, -tīl')   
adj.  
  1. Capable of being raised to an upright position.

  2. Anatomy Of or relating to tissue that is capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

e·rec·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: erec·tile
Pronunciation: i-'rek-t&l, -"tIl
Function: adjective
: capable of being raised to an erect position;especially : CAVERNOUS 2erec·til·i·ty /-"rek-'til-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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erectile e·rec·tile (ĭ-rěk'təl, -tīl')
adj.

  1. Of or relating to tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

  2. Capable of being raised to an upright position.

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