priapismo

Italian

Noun

priapismo m (plural priapismi)

1. (medicine) priapism

   Il priapismo è un'erezione persistente e anomala (di durata superiore a 4 ore).

   Priapism is a persistent and abnormal erection (lasting over 4 hours).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.aˈpiz.mu/ [pɾɪ.aˈpiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjaˈpiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.aˈpiz.mu/ [pɾɪ.aˈpiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjaˈpiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾi.aˈpiʒ.mu/ [pɾɪ.aˈpiʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjaˈpiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.aˈpiz.mo/ [pɾɪ.aˈpiz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjaˈpiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.ɐˈpiʒ.mu/, (faster pronunciation) /pɾjɐˈpiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: pri‧a‧pis‧mo

Noun

priapismo m (plural priapismos)

1. (medicine) priapism

   Priapismo é uma condição médica geralmente dolorosa e potencialmente danosa na qual o pênis ereto não retorna ao seu estado flácido, apesar da ausência de estimulação física e psicológica.

   Priapism is a generally painful and potentially dangerous medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state, despite the absence of physical and psychological stimulation.

Further reading

• “priapismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin priapismus, from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós), derived from Πρίαπος (Príapos, “Priapus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾjaˈpismo/ [pɾjaˈpiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: pria‧pis‧mo

Noun

priapismo m (plural priapismos)

1. (medicine) priapism

Further reading

• “priapismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10