erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction — 名詞
1. a medical condition affecting a man's ability to achieve and sustain a firm erec
勃起困難
男性在性行為時難以勃起的情況
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.
Kofi 的醫生告訴他，減重有助於改善勃起困難的症狀。
noun phrase as direct object: reduce his erectile dysfunction
Many men with erectile dysfunction wait months before talking to a doctor about it.
許多有勃起困難的男性會拖好幾個月才去看醫生。
The clinic offers free consultations for men worried about erectile dysfunction.
這間診所為擔心勃起功能問題的男性提供免費諮詢。
After changing his blood pressure medicine, Kofi's erectile dysfunction improved a great deal.
換了血壓藥之後，Kofi 的勃起困難狀況大幅改善。
A medical study found that erectile dysfunction affects nearly forty percent of men over sixty.
一項醫學研究發現，六十歲以上男性中將近四成有勃起困難的問題。
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 The older term 'impotence' is now considered outdated and may cause offence.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
勃起功能障礙
持續無法勃起的正式臨床診斷
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.
專科醫師在詳細檢查後，診斷該病患患有慢性勃起功能障礙。
collocation: diagnosed with chronic erectile dysfunction
Doctors often screen for heart disease in patients who report long-term erectile dysfunction.
醫師經常會為長期有勃起功能障礙的患者進行心臟病篩檢。
adjective + noun: long-term erectile dysfunction
Dr. Chen classified the patient's condition as chronic erectile dysfunction only after symptoms persisted beyond six months.
陳醫師在症狀持續超過六個月後，才將該患者的狀況判定為慢性勃起功能障礙。
The hospital runs a program for men whose erectile dysfunction has not responded to standard treatments.
醫院泌尿科為標準治療無效的男性提供勃起功能障礙特別方案。
- 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.