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corpus cavernosum
(redirected from Corpora cavernosa)

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corpus cavernosum [′kȯr·pəs ‚ka·vər′nō·səm]
(anatomy)
The cylinder of erectile tissue forming the clitoris in the female and the penis in the male.
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The penis has two paired cylinders called the Corpora Cavernosa that, when aroused, expand and fill with blood creating the hardness of your erection.
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Corpora cavernosa is the name of two big chamber of the dick, and spongy tissue is the main content in that chamber.
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They travel posterolaterally along the prostate and enter the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum by piercing the urogenital diaphragm about 5 mm lateral to the urethral sphincter.
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