?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 150v Priapismus is vnwilful reisyng vp of þe ȝerde.
?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (Paris) (1971) 24 The 7 chapitle is of..þe passiouns of þe ȝerde as, of þe priapisme.
1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. c. f. 73v, in This name Colt euill in my iudgement, doth properly sygnifye that disease which the Phisitians call Priapismus.
1604 J. Marston & J. Webster (new ed.) ii. iii. sig. D2 Adue pigeon house: thou Burre that onely stickest to nappy fortunes, the Sarpego, the Strangury, an eternall vneffectuall Priapisme seise thee.
1637 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger iv. iv. sig. H2 Potatoes and Eringoes, And as I take it, Cantharides,—Excellent, A priapisme followes.
1700 J. Jones 35 It Relaxes; yet causes Rigidity, Tension, and Erection of the Penis, Priapisms, &c.
1723 (ed. 8) 172 Satyriasis or Priapism.
1875 H. C. Wood (1879) 563 Neither amatory desire nor true priapism is, however, a constant symptom in cantharidal poisoning.
1894 3 Nov. 1031 There was complete retention of urine, but no priapism.
1974 K. Tynan 27 Sept. (2001) 193 He is in the Harley Street Clinic, the explanation of his elusive behaviour for the past fortnight is that he has been suffering from priapism.
2004 25 Aug. 58/1 From a distance, one sculpture looks like a polished steel priapism emerging from fins of rusted metal.