corpus cavernosum en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus cavernōsum (“body full of hollows or cavities”).
Meanings
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One 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corpora cavernosa | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
corpus spongiosum · corpus cavernosum clitoridis · corpus cavernosum penis
Translations (15)
ru пеще́ристое те́ло (Translations) · ca cos cavernós (Translations) · ro corp cavernos (Translations) · ru каверно́зное те́ло (Translations) · kmr tenê şikeftî (Translations) · pl ciało jamiste (Translations) · fi paisuvainen (Translations) · hu barlangos test (Translations) · de Schwellkörper (Translations) · ar جِسْم كَهْفِيّ (Translations) · fr corps caverneux (Translations) · sv svällkropp (Translations) · cs topořivé těleso (Translations) · kmr şaneya repker (Translations) · es cuerpo cavernoso (Translations)