corpus spongiosum

/ ˌspʌndʒɪˈəʊsəm /

noun

a mass of tissue that, with the corpora cavernosa, forms the erectile tissue of the penis of mammals

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New Latin, literally: spongy body

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Between and beneath the corpora cavernosa lies the corpus spongiosum which consists principally of the urethra.

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