Corpus cavernosum may refer to:
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Corpus cavernosum clitoridis
The corpus cavernosum of clitoris is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue of the clitoris in women. It is made of a sponge-like tissue that fills with blood during clitoral erection. This is homologous to the corpus cavernosum ...
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Corpus cavernosum penis
A corpus cavernosum penis (singular) (literally "cave-like body" of the penis, plural corpora cavernosa) is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis during an erection.
Such a corpus ...
* "Corpus cavernosum urethrae" was used for
corpus spongiosum
The corpus spongiosum is the mass of spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra within the penis. It is also called the corpus cavernosum urethrae in older texts.
Anatomy
The proximal part of the corpus spongiosum is expanded to form the uret ...
in older texts.
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