priapism
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priapism
- /ˈpraɪ.əˌpɪ.zəm/ US
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From Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).
noun priapisms
- A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.
- An instance of this. Phosphorus has long been considered a powerful stimulant. It acts upon the generative organism, it is recorded, in a manner to cause the most violent priapisms.
- The obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification. [M]any on the right have found themselves justifying our current president's priapism with the same arguments that liberals once used to excuse Clinton.
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noun medical condition
| Español | priapismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지속발기증 jisokbalgijeung |
| 日本語 | 持続勃起症 jizokubokkishō |
| 中文 | 陰莖異常勃起 /阴茎异常勃起 yīnjīng yìcháng bóqǐ |
| हिन्दी | प्रायापिज़्म prāyāpizma |
| Português | priapismo |
| Français | priapisme |
| Deutsch | Priapismus |
| Italiano | priapismo |
| Ελληνικά | πριαπισμός priapismós |
| Română | priapism |
| Русский | приапи́зм priapízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chứng cương đau |
| עברית | פריאפיזם priapizm |
Talk about this word "priapism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/priapism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. priapism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/priapism "priapism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/priapism.Cite this
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title = {priapism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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