CORPUS CAVERNOSUM


Meaning of CORPUS CAVERNOSUM in English

[ ˌkavə'nəʊsəm ]

■ noun ( plural corpora cavernosa -sə ) Anatomy either of two masses of erectile tissue forming the bulk of the penis and the clitoris.

Origin

from corpus and L. cavernosum , neut. of cavernosus 'containing hollows'.

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