erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction — noun
1. a medical condition affecting a man's ability to achieve and sustain a firm erec
a medical condition affecting a man's ability to achieve and sustain a firm erection for sexual intercourse, often linked to physical or psychological causes such as stress, diabetes, or heart disease.
Kofi's doctor told him that losing weight could help reduce his erectile dysfunction.
noun phrase as direct object: reduce his erectile dysfunction
Many men with erectile dysfunction wait months before talking to a doctor about it.
The clinic offers free consultations for men worried about erectile dysfunction.
After changing his blood pressure medicine, Kofi's erectile dysfunction improved a great deal.
A medical study found that erectile dysfunction affects nearly forty percent of men over sixty.
文法句型
suffer from erectile dysfunction
be diagnosed with erectile dysfunction
用法筆記
This is the standard medical term; the abbreviation ED is very common in both medical writing and everyday conversation. The older term 'impotence' is now considered outdated and may cause offence.
常見錯誤
2. the persistent, long-lasting inability to achieve or maintain an erection that m
the persistent, long-lasting inability to achieve or maintain an erection that meets the clinical criteria for a medical diagnosis, typically defined as lasting three months or longer and causing significant distress.
The specialist diagnosed the patient with chronic erectile dysfunction after a full examination.
collocation: diagnosed with chronic erectile dysfunction
Doctors often screen for heart disease in patients who report long-term erectile dysfunction.
adjective + noun: long-term erectile dysfunction
Dr. Chen classified the patient's condition as chronic erectile dysfunction only after symptoms persisted beyond six months.
The hospital runs a program for men whose erectile dysfunction has not responded to standard treatments.
- ED
overlaps with sense 1; in clinical writing, ED typically implies the chronic form
- male erectile disorder
the formal DSM diagnostic label, rarely used outside of psychiatry and urology
文法句型
be diagnosed with chronic erectile dysfunction
suffer from long-term erectile dysfunction
用法筆記
This sense is used chiefly in clinical and research settings, where the duration and severity of the condition determine whether it meets the diagnostic threshold. Distinguish from sense 1, which covers occasional or mild difficulty.