also: いんぽてんす
noun
impotence; erectile dysfunction
Medical/clinical term for sexual impotence, often used in formal or medical contexts.
from German Impotenz
医者は彼にインポテンツの治療法を説明した。
The doctor explained the treatment for impotence to him.
Common katakana spelling derived from German Impotenz.
Alternate spelling closer to English impotence; less common than インポテンツ.
ED is a more common and less clinical abbreviation for erectile dysfunction in modern Japanese, while インポテンツ is a formal medical term.
Borrowed from German Impotenz, meaning impotence.