priapism
Persistent unwanted erection
Priapism is a persistent, often painful erection of the penis unrelated to sexual arousal.
The condition is a medical emergency—blood trapped in erectile tissue can cause permanent damage if not treated within hours.
The term comes from Priapus, the Greek god of fertility, depicted with an enormous, permanent erection.
He went to the ER with priapism after taking too much medication.
Act of building upward
- penileOf the male organ
- urologyUrinary tract medicine
- urologistUrinary system physician
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
tumescence · vascular · pathology · anatomy · aspiration · shunt · irrigation · blood gas
Needing immediate attention
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
emergency room · time-sensitive · tissue damage · necrosis · surgical intervention · incision · drainage · hours
Causing hurt or ache
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- rigidityState of being unbending
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
swelling · discoloration · ischemia · venous · arterial · stuttering · recurrent
Inherited blood cell malformation
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- trazodoneSerotonin antagonist reuptake inhibitor
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
Lack of strength or power
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- permanent damageLasting, unfixable injury
erection
Act of building upward
ischemic · tumescence · vascular · pathology · anatomy · aspiration · shunt · irrigation · blood gas · compartment syndrome
urgent
Needing immediate attention
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
triage · emergency room · time-sensitive · tissue damage · necrosis · surgical intervention · incision · drainage · hours
painful
Causing hurt or ache
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- rigidityState of being unbending
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
throbbing · swelling · discoloration · ischemia · venous · arterial · stuttering · recurrent
sickle cell
Inherited blood cell malformation
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- trazodoneSerotonin antagonist reuptake inhibitor
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
antipsychotics · cocaine · malignancy · neurogenic · drug-induced
impotence
Lack of strength or power
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- Men's Healthprostate cancer, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, testosterone, male infertility
- sexual disorderssexual dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, vaginismus, low libido
- Male Anatomypenis, testicle, testes, testicles, testis
- Urinary DisordersUTI, urinary tract infection, bladder infection, cystitis, kidney stones
- blood disordersanemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, leukemia
priapismerectile dysfunction
Inability to achieve rigidity
impotence · ED · sexual dysfunction · frigidity · hypogonadism