Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Persistent, usually painful erection of the penis, especially as a consequence of disease and not related to sexual arousal.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Morbidly persistent erection and rigidity of the penis.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun pathology A painful and potentially harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French priapisme, from Late Latin priāpismus, from Greek priāpismos, from priāpizein, to have an erection, from Priāpos, Priapus.]

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Latin priapismus, from Ancient Greek, from Priapus the god of procreation, the penis.

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