impotentia coeundi

noun

The inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction.

“Coordinate term: impotentia generandi”

OriginLatin impotentia coeundī →
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Meanings

nounimpotentia coeundi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction.

    Coordinate term: impotentia generandi

Origin

  1. Latinimpotentia coeundī“incapacity to copulate”
  2. Englishimpotentia coeundi

Learned borrowing from Latin impotentia coeundī (“incapacity to copulate”).

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