erectile
adjective/ɪˈrektaɪl/
/ɪˈrektaɪl/, /ɪˈrektl/
(biology)- (of a part of the body) able to become stiff and stand up
- erectile tissue
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French érectile, from Latin erigere ‘set up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.Definitions on the go
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