érectile

érectile
(é-rè-kti-l') adj.
Terme d'anatomie. Susceptible d'érection. Tissu érectile, tissu qui devient roide, dur, gonflé par l'afflux du sang dans ses vaisseaux.
   Voy. érection.

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