| Pronunciation: | | i'rektl
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- [adj] (physiology) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ"
- [adj] capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"
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ERECTILE is a 8 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | cavernous, erect, expansive, upright, vertical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*rect"ile\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]rectile.]
Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of
dilated.
{Erectile tissue} (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being
greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the
numerous blood vessels which it contains.
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