ETYM Latin erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. Related to Right, Alert.
1. Upright in position or posture; SYN. vertical, upright.
2. (Physiology) Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid; SYN. tumid.

1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct.
3. To set up or assemble.
4. (Argumentation) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like.
6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Množina: erect bugles

Upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe; SYN. blue bugle, Ajuga genevensis.

ETYM Cf. French érectile.
1. Capable of being raised to an upright position.
2. (Physiology) Filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; SYN. cavernous.

Množina: erectile organs

An organ containing erectile tissue.

Množina: erectile tissues

Vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

Množina: erectilities

Množina: erectings

The act of building or putting up; SYN. erection.