E·rect'ile adjective [ Confer French érectile .] 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/62
[adj] - capable of being raised to an upright position 2. [adj] - (physiology) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=erectile
cavernousadjective filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; `erectile tissue`; `the penis is an erectile organ` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974