Phrase guide

corpus cavernosum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus cavernōsum (“body full of hollows or cavities”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِسْم كَهْفِيّ (jism kahfiyy) — Translations
  • Catalan: cos cavernós — Translations
  • Czech: topořivé těleso — Translations
  • Finnish: paisuvainen — Translations
  • French: corps caverneux — Translations
  • German: Schwellkörper — Translations
  • Hungarian: barlangos test — Translations
  • Northern Kurdish: şaneya repker — Translations
  • Northern Kurdish: tenê şikeftî — Translations
  • Polish: ciało jamiste — Translations
  • Romanian: corp cavernos — Translations
  • Russian: пеще́ристое те́ло (peščéristoje télo) — Translations
  • Russian: каверно́зное те́ло (kavernóznoje télo) — Translations
  • Spanish: cuerpo cavernoso — Translations
  • Swedish: svällkropp — Translations