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*CLINICAL NAMES* –>
“PENILE ERECTION”
“PENILE TUMESCENCE”
(“too MESS ince”)
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*an erection is a ‘physiological phenomenon’ in which the ‘penis’ becomes [‘firmer’ / ‘engorged’ / ‘enlarged’]*
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(‘penile erection’ is the result of a complex interaction of ‘psychological’, ‘neural’, ‘vascular’, and ‘endocrine’ factors, and is often associated with ‘sexual arousal’ or ‘sexual attraction’, although erections can also be ‘spontaneous’)
(the ‘shape’, ‘angle’, and direction of an ‘erection’ varies considerably in humans)
(physiologically, an ‘erection’ is triggered by the ‘parasympathetic division’ of the ‘autonomic nervous system’ (ANS), causing ‘nitric oxide’ (a ‘vasodilator’) levels to rise in the ‘trabecular arteries’ and ‘smooth muscle’ of the ‘penis’)
(the ‘arteries’ dilate causing the ‘corpora cavernosa’ of the ‘penis’ (and to a lesser extent the ‘corpora spongiosum’) to fill with ‘blood’; simultaneously the ‘ischiocavernosus’ and ‘bulbospongiosus’ muscles compress the ‘veins’ of the ‘corpora cavernosa’ restricting the ‘egress’ and ‘circulation’ of this ‘blood’)
(‘erection’ subsides when ‘parasympathetic activity’ reduces to ‘baseline’)
(as an ‘autonomic nervous system response’, an erection may result from a variety of ‘stimuli’, including ‘sexual stimulation’ and ‘sexual arousal’, and is therefore not entirely under conscious control)
(‘erections’ during sleep or upon waking up are known as ‘nocturnal penile tumescence’ (NPT))
(absence of ‘nocturnal erection’ is commonly used to distinguish between ‘physical’ and ‘psychological’ causes of ‘erectile dysfunction’ and ‘impotence’)
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(a ‘penis’ which is partly, but not fully, ‘erect’ is sometimes known as a ‘semi-erection’*
(clinically partial tumescence)
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(a ‘penis’ which is not ‘erect’ is typically referred to as being flaccid, or ‘soft’)
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