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impotence
Pronunciation (im′pŏ-tens, -ten-sē)
- Weakness; lack of power.
- Specifically, inability of the male to achieve or maintain penile erection and thus engage in copulation; a manifestation of neurologic, vascular, or psychological dysfunction.
[L. impotentia, inability, fr. in- neg. + potentia, power]
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