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Meaning of corpus cavernosum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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