corpus cavernosum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin corpus (“body”) + cavernōsum (“full of hollows or cavities”).
Noun[edit]
corpus cavernosum (plural corpora cavernosa)
- (anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
body of erectile tissue
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