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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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im·po·tent
/ ˈimpətnt/
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adj.
1.
unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless:
he was seized with an impotent anger.
2.
(of a man) abnormally unable to achieve a sexual erection.
∎
(of a male animal) unable to copulate.
DERIVATIVES:
im·po·tence
n.
im·po·ten·cy
n.
im·po·tent·ly
adv.
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Impotence: new breakthroughs.
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; WOMAN called the Impotence Institute of America's Help-Line...provided with information about female impotence. The caller and her husband were having...expressing similar confusion about what impotence truly is. Simply stated, impotence...
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Impotence: more than a middle-age metaphor.
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/8/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...previously though experience some degree of impotence, report researchers analyzing data from...Earlier studies of the prevalence of impotence were smaller, aimed primarily at men...medical problems, and found lower rates of impotence than this study, says McKinlay. The...
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Impotence: A Cultural History.(Book review)
Magazine article from: International Journal of Men's Health; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; Impotence: A Cultural History, by Angus McLaren...University of Chicago Press, 2007, 332 pp. Impotence, the old term for male erectile dysfunction...equivalent with having an erection. Impotence: A Cultural History is interesting in...
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Understanding Impotence
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/15/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...past two years has had difficulty with impotence. I have no obvious physical ailments...treatment. Do you have any advice? A: Impotence affects 10 to 20 million men in this...as the number of older men increases. Impotence is the inability to get or maintain an...
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US FTC: Marketer of bogus impotence treatment products agrees to settle FTC charges; US$6m required.
M2 Presswire; 5/4/1999; 700+ words
; ...Marketer of bogus "viagra-like" impotence treatment products agrees to settle FTC...the effectiveness of products to treat impotence. The FTC had alleged that David A...called "Viegra," as treatments for impotence. The FTC said Brady falsely advertised...
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Multimedia Release: British Men Think Talking About Impotence is "Just Not Cricket".
PR Newswire Europe; 7/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...Embarrassment and Take Appropriate Action on Impotence With the first innings of the Ashes commencing...encouraging blokes who may experience impotence to visit http://www.bowlyourmaidenover...mnr/bowlyourmaidenover/39040/ Impotence is common. 40% of men over the age...
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New treatments for impotence. (includes related articles on services for impotent men)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 12/1/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...as far back as Biblical times, sexual impotence has been equated with the destruction...longer fit to rule. We now know that impotence can strike teenaged boys as well as aging...kings. But today we no more believe that impotence renders a king unfit to govern than that...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus: Understanding impotence Part 1; Our weekly advice page. Today: Understanding impotence - Part 1, medical causes.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...not feeling up to it NOT so long ago impotence was a taboo subject in our macho society...10 men over the age of 21 suffers from impotence, very few understand how it arises...of medically induced, or iatrogenic impotence. Impotence can be a feature of many...
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WHAT WOMEN THINK: NEW SURVEY EXPLORES 'OTHER SIDE' OF IMPOTENCE
PR Newswire; 8/30/1995; 700+ words
; ...survey conducted under the auspices of the Impotence Institute of America (IIA), a majority...expectations unmet, in part because of male impotence which affects about half of all men by age 70. While impotence can thwart sexual expectations of the...
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Impotence: a cultural history
Magazine article from: Medical History; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Angus McLaren, Impotence: a cultural history, Chicago and London...archival and published sources. In Impotence, McLaren extends his historical gaze...complicated further by representations of impotence in drama and poetry. Many of the same...
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Impotence
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Impotence Definition Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction, is the inability to achieve...that as many as 20 million American men frequently suffer from impotence and that it strikes up to half of all men between the ages of 40...
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impotence
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
impotence In sexual problem clinics, men tend...x2019; rather than failing to enjoy it. Impotence in the male is not simply the inability...during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Impotence is usually understood to mean a lack...
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Penile Prostheses
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...implanted into penises to alleviate impotence. Purpose The penis is composed of one...system fails, erectile dysfunction or impotence (failure to create and maintain an erection) occurs. Impotence can be caused by a number of conditions...
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Yohimbe
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...erectile dysfunction, formerly called impotence . The U. S. Food and Drug Administration...approved yohimbe as a treatment for impotence in the late 1980s. It is sold as an...how or why yohimbe works in treating impotence. It is generally believed that yohimbe...
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Sildenafil Citrate
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...treat erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence, in men. Purpose Labeled use Viagra...up to 25% of men have experienced impotence problems. Erectile dysfunction can be...tissue, or vascular damage can trigger impotence. It is also a common side effect of...
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