5 dictionary results for: erection
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e·rec·tion
[i-rek-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[i-rek-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of erecting. |
| 2. | the state of being erected. |
| 3. | something erected, as a building or other structure. |
| 4. | Physiology. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the clitoris. |
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(ĭ-rěk'shən) Pronunciation Key
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| erection | |
noun | |
| 1. | an erect penis |
| 2. | a structure that has been erected |
| 3. | the act of building or putting up [syn: erecting] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
erection e·rec·tion (ĭ-rěk'shən)
n.
- The firm and enlarged condition of a body organ or part when the erectile tissue surrounding it becomes filled with blood, especially such a condition of the penis or clitoris.
- The process of filling with blood.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Erection
E*rec"tion\, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. ['e]rection.]1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage. 2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes. Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up. --Sidney 3. State of being stretched to stiffness; tension. 4. Anything erected; a building of any kind. 5. (Physiol.) The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.
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