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  2. Tumescence - Wikipedia

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    Detumescence is the reversal of this process, by which blood leaves the erectile tissue, returning the erectile tissue to the flaccid state. [ 3 ] Something that causes an erection is sometimes referred to as a tumefier (tumefyer) or tumescer.

  3. Erection - Wikipedia

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    An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, and endocrine factors, and is often associated with sexual arousal, sexual attraction or libido, although erections can also be spontaneous.

  4. Nocturnal penile tumescence - Wikipedia

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    On the contrary, stuttering priapism can occur spontaneously at any time of the day, but more commonly so during REM sleep. SP is a subtype of ischemic priapism that is characterized by recurrent, self-limiting, painful erections that often require maneuvers (compression, cold packs or a cold shower, voiding, or exercise, etc.) to aid detumescence.

  5. Clitoral erection - Wikipedia

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    The internal anatomy of the human vulva, with the clitoral hood and labia minora indicated as lines.. The clitoris is the homolog to the penis in the male. Similarly, the clitoris and its erection can subtly differ in size.

  6. Human sexual response cycle - Wikipedia

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    The excitement phase (also known as the arousal phase or initial excitement phase) is the first stage of the human sexual response cycle, which occurs as a result of physical or mental erotic stimuli, such as kissing, making out, fantasizing or viewing erotic images, that leads to sexual arousal.

  7. Bulbospongiosus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Its fibers diverge; the most posterior form a thin layer, which is lost on the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm; the middle fibers encircle the bulb and adjacent parts, of the corpus cavernosum urethrae, and join with the fibers of the opposite side, on the upper part of the corpus cavernosum urethrae, in a strong aponeurosis; the anterior fibers, spread out over the side of the ...

  8. Penile injury - Wikipedia

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    3D medical animation still showing skin grafting in case of penile injury. Degloving and avulsion injuries involve the removal of the penis skin, which is a serious medical emergency.

  9. Talk:Sympathetic nervous system - Wikipedia

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    The table beside 'Functions' which describes how various organs are affected by the SNS states that the penis has detumescence inhibited by the SNS. Based on my reading ( [ 1 ] ) this seems to be misleading as it normally plays a role in causing detumescence, not necessarily inhibiting it.