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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