CORPUS SPONGIOSUM


Meaning of CORPUS SPONGIOSUM in English

[ ˌspʌndʒɪ'əʊsəm ]

■ noun ( plural corpora spongiosa -sə ) Anatomy a mass of erectile tissue alongside the corpora cavernosa of the penis and terminating in the glans.

Origin

from corpus and L. spongiosum , neut. of spongiosus 'porous'.

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