anti-impotence drug
- noun
- /ˌæn.ti.ɪmˈpoʊ.təns drʌg/
- Specialized
- Doctors may prescribe an anti-impotence drug to help patients experiencing erectile dysfunction.
Examples
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Research continues to improve the effectiveness of anti-impotence drugs for men of all ages.
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Many men have regained confidence with the introduction of anti-impotence drugs such as sildenafil.
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The doctor prescribed an anti-impotence drug for his patient.
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Many men rely on anti-impotence drugs to improve their sexual health.
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Doctors recommend consulting a healthcare professional before using any anti-impotence drug.
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The new anti-impotence drug has improved many men's quality of life.
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After struggling with erectile dysfunction, he decided to try an anti-impotence drug prescribed by his doctor.
Synonyms
A drug that helps men have and keep an erection by increasing blood flow to the penis
A medicine for men that helps them get or keep an erection
A brand name for a medicine that helps men who have trouble getting or keeping an erection
A drug used to help men get and keep an erection and to treat high blood pressure in the lungs
A medicine for men that helps with erection problems and sometimes with an enlarged prostate
A medicine that helps men get and keep an erection by improving blood flow
A medicine that helps men get and keep an erection
A medicine that helps men get and keep an erection
A medicine that helps men who have trouble getting an erection
How Effective
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-impotence + drug
The phrase is transparently built from the prefix 'anti-' (against) + 'impotence' (erectile dysfunction) + 'drug' (medicine), so the meaning 'a medicine that counteracts impotence' is directly inferable from the parts. This anti- + noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Anti-impotence drug is a compound name that combines anti- meaning 'against' and impotence meaning 'not being able to get an erection'. So it literally names a medicine that fights that problem, which is why today it refers to a drug 'to treat erectile dysfunction'.