corpus cavernosum

English

Etymology

From Latin corpus (“body”) + cavernōsum (“full of hollows or cavities”).

Noun

corpus cavernosum (plural corpora cavernosa)

  1. (anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.

Coordinate terms

Translations
body of erectile tissue
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