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impotentia coeundi

impotentia coeundi noun: the inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction.

Noun

impotentia coeundi (uncountable)

  1. The inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction.
    • Coordinate term: impotentia generandi

Origin of impotentia coeundi

Learned borrowing from Latin impotentia coeundī (“incapacity to copulate”).

Questions about impotentia coeundi

What does impotentia coeundi mean?
Impotentia coeundi means the inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction.
What part of speech is impotentia coeundi?
Impotentia coeundi is a noun.

Words near impotentia coeundi in the dictionary

  1. impotence
  2. impotences
  3. impotencies
  4. impotency
  5. impotent
  6. impotentia coeundi
  7. impotentia generandi
  8. impotently
  9. impotentness
  10. impotents
  11. impots

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