erection
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erection Turgidity in a tissue brought about by distension with blood: usually referring to the enlargement and stiffening of the penis in a state of sexual arousal; also applicable to the clitoris. Given the appropriate stimulus, the arterial blood vessels dilate, blood floods into specialized ‘spongy’ tissue, and the engorgement itself blocks outflow through the compressible veins.
Stuart Judge
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coitus;
ejaculation;
impotence;
urogenital system.
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