cavernous body of clitoris

cavernous body of clitoris
corpus cavernosum clitoridis.

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  • Cavernous body — Cavernous Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cavernous — Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cavernous respiration — Cavernous Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the …   Medical dictionary

  • corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L …   Medical dictionary

  • corpus cavernosum clitoridis — [TA] cavernous body of clitoris: a column of erectile tissue on either side (right and left), the two fusing to form the body of the clitoris (c. clitoridis) …   Medical dictionary

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