erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It’s also been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, erectile dysfunction, and cancer. 
Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022 Catching the disease has been tied to chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, hair loss, erectile dysfunction, stroke, and cardiovascular illness. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 Some even use it as an aphrodisiac or a treatment for erectile dysfunction, according to a 2018 report published in the scientific journal RSC Advances. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 That’s because the FDA approved Viagra for erectile dysfunction under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. Chris Smith, BGR, 19 July 2022 That’s the generic name for Cialis, a drug people typically use to treat male erectile dysfunction. Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 Surgery is required in order to repair this kind of injury, and it must be done within 72 hours: if left too long, then there is a risk that scar tissue will form which will cause chronic pain and even erectile dysfunction. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022 For scale, erectile dysfunction medications like Viagra have a mortality rate of 4 out of 100,000. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 July 2022 Those ingredients, not listed on the labels, are found in Cialis and Viagra, which are used to treat erectile dysfunction and are only available by prescription. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More
Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022 Catching the disease has been tied to chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, hair loss, erectile dysfunction, stroke, and cardiovascular illness. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 Some even use it as an aphrodisiac or a treatment for erectile dysfunction, according to a 2018 report published in the scientific journal RSC Advances. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 That’s because the FDA approved Viagra for erectile dysfunction under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. Chris Smith, BGR, 19 July 2022 That’s the generic name for Cialis, a drug people typically use to treat male erectile dysfunction. Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 Surgery is required in order to repair this kind of injury, and it must be done within 72 hours: if left too long, then there is a risk that scar tissue will form which will cause chronic pain and even erectile dysfunction. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022 For scale, erectile dysfunction medications like Viagra have a mortality rate of 4 out of 100,000. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 July 2022 Those ingredients, not listed on the labels, are found in Cialis and Viagra, which are used to treat erectile dysfunction and are only available by prescription. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence sense 2 —abbreviation ED