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Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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  1. a. Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.
  2. adj. capable of being raised to an upright position
  3. adj. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
  4. Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated. Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.
  5. Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected ofdilated. Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of beinggreatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerousblood vessels which it contains.
  6. j:100 s. capable of being raised to an upright position s. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood