English

Etymology
From Latin erectio, noun of action from perfect passive participle erectus, from verb erigere, from suffix e-, out of, + regere, + action suffix -io

Noun
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#uncountable The act of build|building or putting up or together of something; construction.
#uncountable Anything erected or built.

1. context|physiology The physiological process by which a penis become erect by being engorged with blood.

#context|physiology A penis that has become rigid.

Synonyms
(act of building): building, construction
(anything erected or built): building, construction
(penis made rigid): boner italbrac|slang, hard-on or hardon italbrac|slang, stiffy italbrac|slang, woodie or woody italbrac|slang; for more, see WikiSaurus:erection

Translations
trans-top|construction
German: Errichtung f
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trans-top|something erected
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trans-top|rigid penis
Czech: ztopo�ení n
Dutch: erectie
Finnish: erektio, seisokki
German: Erektion f
Hebrew: ��קפ� (zikpah)
Lithuanian: erekcija f
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Persian: FAchar|ش� کرد� (shagh kardan)
Romanian: erecţie f
Telugu: స�త�భన (stambhana)
Swedish: stånd, erektion
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Related terms
erect
erector

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