corpus cavernosum

British

/ ˌkævəˈnəʊsəm /

noun

either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals

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Etymology

Origin of corpus cavernosum

New Latin, literally: cavernous body

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A thinner-walled blood-vessel lies dorsal to the corpus cavernosum.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney

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