impotence, impotency
(im′pŏt-ĕns )
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A weakness, esp. pert. to the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection.
SYN: SEE: erectile dysfunction
SEE: penile prosthesis; SEE: sex therapy; SEE: sexual dysfunction; SEE: sexual stimulant
TREATMENT
Sildenafil, alprostadil, and several other drugs are used to treat erectile dysfunction. Penile vacuum pumps and penile prostheses are among the nonpharmacological alternatives.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Impotence, Impotency." Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738986/all/vasculogenic_impotence.
Impotence, impotency. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738986/all/vasculogenic_impotence. Accessed October 12, 2026.
Impotence, impotency. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738986/all/vasculogenic_impotence
Impotence, Impotency [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 October 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738986/all/vasculogenic_impotence.
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