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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
Synonyms:
ED; erectile dysfunction; male erecticle dysfunction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ED" is a kind of...):
impotence; impotency (an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate)
disfunction; dysfunction ((medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group)
Context examples:
Nocturnal myoclonus may represent a normal physiologic event or occur as the principal feature of the NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp102-3).
(Myoclonic jerk, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It can be associated with the overproduction of glucocorticoids (Cushing's syndrome), androgenic or estrogenic steroids (adrenogenital syndrome), or mineralocorticoids (Conn's syndrome). (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) — 2003
(Adrenal Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
When both forms are present the condition is referred to as mixed sleep apnea (see SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p395; Neurol Clin 1996;14(3):611-28)
(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges may occur and lead to transient or permanent neurologic deficits (including a POLIOMYELITIS-like presentation); SEIZURES; COMA; and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p751; Lancet 1998 Apr 11;351(9109):1094-7)
(Japanese B Encephalitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is also used in laboratory research as a protein denaturant. (From Martindale, the Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed and Merck Index, 12th ed) It is also used in the treatment of myasthenia and as a fluorescent probe in HPLC.
(Guanidinium Cation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
But if you have ED, you should tell your doctor.
(Erectile Dysfunction, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
“The ouse that I am stopping at—a sort of a private hotel and boarding ouse, Master Copperfield, near the New River ed—will have gone to bed these two hours.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Your doctor can offer several new treatments for ED.
(Erectile Dysfunction, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
But, one way and another, so many things happen to me which I never could have expected, I am sure, in my umble station, that it seems to rain blessings on my ed. You have heard something, I des-say, of a change in my expectations, Master Copperfield,—I should say, Mister Copperfield?
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
ED can be a sign of health problems.
(Erectile Dysfunction, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
