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Erectile adj.

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated; as, erectile tissue.

Of or pertaining to an erection (5); as, erectile dysfunction.

Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue, such as that contained in the penis, which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by accumulation of blood in and the consequent distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.

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Etymology of 'Erectile'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Erectile: capable of being erected; applied to an appendage, a hair or other process, or to any tissue which may ...

— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith

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