Pathologic Function
retrograde ejaculation
ret·ro·grade e·jac·u·la·tion [ re-truh-greyd ih-jak-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
Definitions related to retrograde ejaculation:
  • (dry orgasm) Male sexual climax without ejaculation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (dry orgasm) Sexual climax without the release of semen from the penis.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An adverse effect of both prostate surgery and some medications that causes semen to flow back into the bladder rather than out through the penis.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The emission of semen and seminal fluid into the bladder instead of through the penis during orgasm.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Retrograde ejaculation is a condition in which semen is ejaculated backward into the bladder rather than out through the penis.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Retrograde ejaculation occurs when semen enters the bladder instead of emerging through the penis during orgasm. Although you still reach sexual climax, you might ejaculate very little or no semen. This is sometimes called a dry orgasm.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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