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[[File:Figure 28 01 06.jpg|thumb|Three columns of erectile tissue make up most of the volume of the penis.]]
'''Erection''' is defined as:

# the condition of becoming rigid and elevated, as erectile tissue when filled with blood.
# especially the swelling and rigidity that occur in the [[Corpus cavernosum penis|two corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum]] of the [[penis]] as a result of sexual or other types of stimulation. Impulses received by the nervous system stimulate a flow of blood from the arteries leading to the [[penis]], where the erectile tissue fills with blood, and the penis becomes firm and erect. Erection makes possible the transmission of [[semen]] into the body of the female. Erection can also occur to some extent in the [[clitoris]] and the nipples of the female.<ref>{{REFweb
 |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/erection
 |title=Erection
 |publisher=The Free Dictionary
 |date=2003
 |accessdate=2021-12-28
}}</ref>

== Side views and comparison of the stages human penis erection ==
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 Image:Erection Development V2.jpg|uncircumcised
 Image:Circumcised human penis erection stages.jpg|circumcised
</gallery>

[[Circumcised]] males may experience tight and/or painful erections if there is insufficient residual shaft [[skin]] to permit full expansion and extension of the shaft of the [[penis]] during erection. [[Tissue expansion]] may relieve the pain and tightness.

== Video==
=== How does an erection occur in men ? ===
<youtube>v=52vH6gDUVI8</youtube>
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* [[Excessive skin removal]]
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[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Physiology]]

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