Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corpus cavernosum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: cor-pus -cav-er-nosum
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"He felt the corpora cavernosa, commanded by nerve messages from his subconscious brain, fill up with blood, and the tunica albuginea membrane, the penis’s straitjacket, trap the blood inside."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

corpora cavernosa (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

corpus spongiosum corpus cavernosum penis corpus cavernosum clitoridis

Questions

What does corpus cavernosum mean?: One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.
Where does corpus cavernosum come from?: Learned borrowing from New Latin corpus cavernōsum (“body full of hollows or cavities”).

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