priapism

noun
/ˈpraɪ.əˌpɪ.zəm/US

Etymology

From Latin priapismus, from Priapus (“the god of procreation, the penis”) + -ism, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).

  1. derived from priapismus

Definitions

  1. A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not…

    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.

  2. 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.
  3. 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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Derived

priapismic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for priapism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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