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corpus cavernosum
/ ˌkævəˈnəʊsəm /
noun
- either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corpus cavernosum1
New Latin, literally: cavernous body
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Example Sentences
At length the corpus cavernosum urethr became soft, and in another day or two the whole subsided.
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The thick-walled urethra lies ventral to the curved corpus cavernosum.
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A thinner-walled blood-vessel lies dorsal to the corpus cavernosum.
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It has been called the corpus cavernosum nympharum, and is capable of considerable increase in size when distended with blood.
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