Priapism is:
A. a meatus opening on the dorsal side of the glans or shaft.
B. an advanced and fixed foreskin too tight to retract over the glans.
C. a prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual desire.
D. a circumscribed collection of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis surrounding the testes.
Answer: C. a prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual desire.
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