Meanings
plural corpora cavernosa
- anatomyOne of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.
He felt the corpora cavernosa, commanded by nerve messages from his subconscious brain, fill up with blood, and the tunica albuginea membrane, the penis’s straitjacket, trap the blood inside.
2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 235
Origin
- New Latincorpus cavernōsum“body full of hollows or cavities”
- Englishcorpus cavernosum
Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus cavernōsum (“body full of hollows or cavities”).
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Arabic جِسْم كَهْفِيّ
- جِسْم كَهْفِيّ (jism kahfiyy)Translations
Catalan cos cavernós
- cos cavernósTranslations
Czech topořivé těleso
- topořivé tělesoTranslations
Finnish paisuvainen
- paisuvainenTranslations
French corps caverneux
- corps caverneuxTranslations
German Schwellkörper
- SchwellkörperTranslations
Hungarian barlangos test
- barlangos testTranslations
Polish ciało jamiste
- ciało jamisteTranslations
Romanian corp cavernos
- corp cavernosTranslations
Russian пеще́ристое те́ло, каверно́зное те́ло
- пеще́ристое те́ло (peščéristoje télo)Translations
- каверно́зное те́ло (kavernóznoje télo)Translations
Spanish cuerpo cavernoso
- cuerpo cavernosoTranslations
Swedish svällkropp
- svällkroppTranslations
Cite this entry
corpus cavernosum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20cavernosum
“corpus cavernosum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpus%20cavernosum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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