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# 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

# 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

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[[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 during erection. [[Tissue expansion]] may relieve the pain and tightness.

[[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>

* [[Circumcision: Effect upon erectile function]]

* [[Excessive skin removal]]

[[Category:Medical term]]

[[Category:Male sexuality]]

[[Category:Penis]]

[[Category:Physiology]]

[[de:Erektion]]

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 # 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
+# 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
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-[[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 during erection. [[Tissue expansion]] may relieve the pain and tightness.
+[[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>
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Circumcision: Effect upon erectile function]]
+* [[Excessive skin removal]]
 {{REF}}
 [[Category:Medical term]]
 [[Category:Male sexuality]]
+[[Category:Penis]]
 [[Category:Physiology]]
+[[de:Erektion]]