Erectile


[ih-rek-tl, -til, -tahyl] /ɪˈrɛk tl, -tɪl, -taɪl/

adjective
1.
capable of being erected or set upright.
2.
Anatomy. capable of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue.
/ɪˈrɛktaɪl/
adjective
1.
(physiol) (of tissues or organs, such as the penis or clitoris) capable of becoming rigid or erect as the result of being filled with blood
2.
capable of being erected
adj.

1830, from French érectile, from Latin erect-, past participle stem of erigere (see erect).

erectile e·rec·tile (ĭ-rěk’təl, -tīl’)
adj.

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