priapism
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Noun — A medical condition in which an erection does not go down, even without any physical or mental stimulation.
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It is a clinical term, used mainly in medical writing and discussion.
Etymology
The word comes from Latin priapismus, which was built on Priapus, a god of procreation, plus the suffix -ism. The Latin form in turn came from Ancient Greek priapismos.
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