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corpus cavernosum clitoridis

Term ID
UBERON:0006608
Synonyms
  • cavernous body of clitoris
  • clitoral corpus cavernosum
  • corpus cavernosum
  • corpus cavernosum clitoridis
Definition
The corpus cavernosum clitoridis is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue which contain most of the blood in the clitoris during clitoral erection. This is homologous to the corpus cavernosum penis in the male; the body of the clitoris contains erectile tissue in a pair of corpora cavernosa (literally 'cave-like bodies'), with a recognisably similar structure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_cavernosum_of_clitoris
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