ERECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erection mean? 

• ERECTION (noun)
  The noun ERECTION has 3 senses:

1. an erect penis

2. a structure that has been erected

3. the act of building or putting up

  Familiarity information: ERECTION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An erect penis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

erection; hard-on

Hypernyms ("erection" is a kind of...):

sexual arousal (the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A structure that has been erected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("erection" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Derivation:

erect (construct, build, or erect)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of building or putting up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

erecting; erection

Hypernyms ("erection" is a kind of...):

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Derivation:

erect (construct, build, or erect)

erect (cause to rise up)

 Context examples 

A question about which medicine or device an individual uses or has used to improve an erection.

(Medicine or Device Tried or Currently Used to Improve Erection, NCI Thesaurus)

A method used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection).

(Medicated urethral system for erection, NCI Dictionary)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks how do you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection?

(IIEF - Your Confidence to Get and Keep an Erection, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called medicated urethral system for erection.

(MUSE, NCI Dictionary)

A type of surgical prostatectomy which attempts to spare the nerves that control erection.

(Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

The implant makes it possible to have and keep an erection.

(Penile implant, NCI Dictionary)

Surgery to remove the prostate in which an attempt is made to save the nerves that help cause penile erections.

(Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, NCI Dictionary)

A question about an individual's ability to have and maintain an erection.

(Have and Maintain an Erection, NCI Thesaurus)

A response about an individual's erections being firm enough for masturbation and foreplay only.

(Firm Enough for Masturbation and Foreplay Only, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about how an individual would describe the usual quality of their erections without the assistance of medications or devices during the last four weeks.

(Describe Usual Quality of Erections Without Assistance of Medicines or Devices During Last 4 Weeks, NCI Thesaurus)