English Explanatory Dictionary

corpus spongiosum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mass of spongy erectile tissue surrounding the urethra within the penis or clitoris.

Word forms

corpus spongiosum corpora spongiosa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus spongiōsum (“spongy body”).

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