erection

(noun)

The physiological process by which a penis becomes engorged with blood.

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Examples of erection in the following topics:

  • Male Sexual Response

    • As sexual arousal and stimulation continues, the glans of the erect penis will swell wider.
    • The relationship between erection and arousal is not one-to-one.
    • Some men older than age 40 report that they do not always have an erection when sexually aroused.
    • A young man or one with a strong sexual drive may experience enough sexual arousal for an erection with a passing thought or just the sight of a passerby.
    • Once erect, his penis may gain enough stimulation from contact with the inside of his clothing to maintain the erection for more time.

  • Erectile Dysfunction and the Blue Pill

    • Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to develop or maintain an erection during sexual intercourse.
    • Erectile dysfunction is indicated when an erection is difficult to produce.
    • Penile erection is managed by two different mechanisms.
    • The first one is the reflex erection, which is achieved by directly touching the penile shaft.
    • The second is the psychogenic erection, which is achieved by erotic or emotional stimuli.

  • Crisis in Berlin

    • The Berlin Crisis, which concerned the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • The U.S.S.R. provoked the Berlin Crisis with an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Western armed forces from West Berlin, culminating with the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • During the spring and early summer, the East German regime procured and stockpiled building materials for the erection of the Berlin Wall.
    • On Saturday, August 12, 1961, Walter Ulbricht signed the order to close the border and erect a wall.
    • Describe the background and escalation of the 1961 crisis in Berlin, and the erection of the Berlin Wall that followed.

  • Penis

    • Instead, it relies entirely on engorgement with blood to achieve erection.
    • An erection is the stiffening and rising of the penis that facilitates sexual arousal, though it can also happen in nonsexual situations.
    • The primary physiological mechanism that brings about an erection is the autonomic dilation of arteries supplying blood to the penis.
    • Although many erect penises point upwards, it is common and normal for the erect penis to point nearly vertically upwards, nearly vertically downwards, or even horizontally forward, depending on the tension of the suspensory ligament that holds it in position.

  • Flavian Architecture

    • Around fifty structures were erected, restored or completed, a number second only to the amount erected under Augustus.
    • According to a reconstructed inscription found on the site, "the emperor Vespasian ordered this new amphitheatre to be erected from his general's share of the booty."
    • Identify some of the key structures erected by the Flavian Emperors

  • Maurya Dynasty

    • In addition, Ashoka was responsible for erecting several thousand Buddhist temples and stupas across India, such as the Mahabodhi temple.
    • The Mahabodhi Temple is one of the many temples erected by Ashoka across India.

  • The Todaiji

    • Constructed as the headquarters for a network of temples in each of the provinces, the Tōdaiji is the most ambitious religious complex erected in the early centuries of Buddhist worship in Japan.
    • The Tōdaiji (dating back to 728) is the most ambitious religious complex erected in the early centuries of Buddhist worship in Japan.

  • Architecture during the Severan Dynasty

    • Both were erected in 203 CE and commemorate the emperor's victory over the Parthians.
    • The Roman Arch of Septimius Severus recalls the triumphal arch of Augustus, also erected to honor his own victory over the Parthians.
    • In 212, Caracalla erected a temple (called a Serapeum) on Quirinal Hill dedicated to the Egyptian god Serapis, a human-headed deity that shared Greek and Egyptian attributes.
    • It was composed by a long courtyard (surrounded by a colonnade) and by the ritual area, where statues and obelisks had been erected.

  • The Antonines

    • Antoninus Pius' heirs, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, had a column erected to him on the Campus Martius, the base of which survives today.
    • A victory column was also erected for Marcus Aurelius .
    • This is modeled on Trajan's column and was originally erected on the Campus Martius between the Temple of Divine Hadrian and the Temple of Divine Marcus Aurelius.

  • Victory Columns under the Nervan-Antonines

    • His heirs Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius had a column erected to him on the Campus Martius, the base of which survives today.
    • A victory column was also erected for Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 CE).
    • This column is modeled on Trajan's column and was originally erected on the Campus Martius between the Temple of Divine Hadrian and the Temple of Divine Marcus Aurelius.