Etymology

priapism

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin priapismus ← Ancient Greek πριαπισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπριαπισμός
  2. Latin · derived frompriapismus
  3. English todaypriapism

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

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