corpus cavernosum penis

noun

A sponge-like region of erectile tissue that fills with blood during a male erection.

“Coordinate term: corpus cavernosum clitoridis”

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Meanings

nouncorpus cavernosum penis (plural corpora cavernosa penium)

plural corpora cavernosa penium

  1. anatomyA sponge-like region of erectile tissue that fills with blood during a male erection.

    Coordinate term: corpus cavernosum clitoridis

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