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–noun

1.	the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.

2.	chronic inability to attain or sustain an erection for the performance of a sexual act.

3.	sterility, esp. in the male.

4.	Obsolete. lack of self-restraint.

Also, im·po·ten·cy, im·po·tent·ness.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME, var. (see -ence) of impotencie < L impotentia want of self-control, weakness. See im-², potency

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erectile dysfunction
n. Abbr. ED
The inability to achieve penile erection or to maintain an erection until ejaculation. Also called impotence.

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im·po·tence Audio Help (ĭm'pə-təns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The quality or condition of being impotent.
See erectile dysfunction.

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impotence
noun
1.	the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble [syn: powerlessness] [ant: power]
2.	an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate [ant: potence]

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Impotence

Im"po*tence\, Impotency \Im"po*ten*cy\, n. [L. impotenia inability, poverty, want of moderation. See Impotent.]

1. The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.

Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples. --Hayward.

O, impotence of mind in body strong! --Milton.

2. Want of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] --Milton.

3. (Law & Med.) Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness.

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