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Impotence

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064658
info:lc/authorities/sh85064658
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85064658#concept

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Variants

E.D. (Erectile dysfunction)
ED (Erectile dysfunction)
Erectile dysfunction
Impotency

Broader Terms

Sexual disorders

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

erectile dysfunction Label from public data source Wikidata
Erektionsstörung
Impotence
impotenssi
Impotenz
Impuissance sexuelle
Insuffisance érectile
Potenzstörung

Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes

Sources

found: MESH(Impotence x Erectile dysfunction)

found: Dorland's med. dict.(Impotence; impotency)

found: New Yorker, Mar. 22, 1999:p. 55 (erectile dysfunction (E.D.), often called impotence)

found: Wash. Post, Mar. 26, 1999:p. C 8 (ED; [Viagra] ad introduced the formerly obscure medical term as an alternative to impotence)

LC Classification

RC560.I45
RC889

Change Notes

1986-02-11: new

1999-04-09: revised

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