Etymology

corpus cavernosum

Today it means: One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis. Full definition →

New Latin corpus cavernōsum
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  1. New Latin · learned borrowing fromcorpus cavernōsum“body full of hollows or cavities”
  2. English todaycorpus cavernosum

Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus cavernōsum (“body full of hollows or cavities”).

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