Meanings
nountadalafil (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA drug, C₂₂H₁₉N₃O₄, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It is marketed under the trademark Cialis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvirility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men
Similar
Broader
virility druganti-impotence drug
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From [Term?] + -afil (“inhibitor of phosphodiesterase PDE5 with vasodilator action”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 他达拉非
- 他达拉非SSRI antidepressant drugs
Danish tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Dutch tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
French tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
German Tadalafil
- TadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Hungarian tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Indonesian tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Italian tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Japanese タダラフィル
- タダラフィルSSRI antidepressant drugs
Norwegian tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Polish tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Portuguese tadalafila
- tadalafilaSSRI antidepressant drugs
Russian тадалафил
- тадалафил (tadalafil)SSRI antidepressant drugs
Spanish tadalafilo
- tadalafiloSSRI antidepressant drugs
Swedish tadalafil
- tadalafilSSRI antidepressant drugs
Cite this entry
APA
tadalafil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadalafil
MLA
“tadalafil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadalafil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tadalafil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tadalafil.
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