Meaning of tricorporal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having three bodies (for example like a goddess represented in three forms).
   not-comparable
2. Involving three corpora; in particular, of a priapism: involving both the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum.
   not-comparable

Examples

“[...] identified with her sister Persephone, as well as with Artemis and Selene (the Moon). Hence a tricorporal statue of her was dedicated to her at Athens, at a period as early as that of the Peloponnesian war.”

“A number⟳ of eminent men in learning and science used to assemble nightly at the Tuscan ambassador's, where Galileo at that time resided, to look⟳ through his telescope at Venus, and the "tricorporal" Saturn.”

“It is of course by no means readily apparent what it would mean⟳ to have⟳ "three bodies" or to be "tricorporal" in any case. As we have⟳ already seen, Buti interprets it to mean⟳ in Dante a monster combining tre varie forme: face⟳ of a[…]”

“The hesitancy in identifying Cypriot representations of this tricorporal warrior as a direct⟳ reflection of the Geryon from Greek myth arises from the fact that, in Cyprus, he is always depicted in isolation, seemingly without any other[…]”

“... while at the end⟳ of the year he learned about Saturn's tricorporal appearance thanks to the Narratio. Galileo had announced the discovery through an anagram Kepler published in the latter work⟳, unsuccessfully trying to solve⟳ it.”

“Alföldi (1960) has identified a depiction of the cult statue of Diana Nemorensis in her tricorporal aspect, cited in the literary sources, with the trees from the sacred grove depicted in the background.”

“Patients with tricorporal involvement are also particularly susceptible to acute severe neurologic complications and overall increased morbidity - even those treated with exchange⟳ transfusion (570,659). They should be monitored[…]”

“An MRI scan⟳ of the penis can determine⟳ if the obstruction is confined to the corpora cavernosa (bicorporal) or if there is involvement of the spongiosa (tricorporal). Involvement of the spongiosa is indicative of cavernosa infarction.”

“In contrast, priapism in adults is usually tricorporal, low flow⟳, recurrent, and long-lasting, and […]”

“Anatomically, priapism may be bicorporal or tricorporal. Magnetic resonance imaging of the penis can differentiate these two patterns. Bicorporal priapism involves both corpora cavernosa and is common in children[…]”

“Tricorporal priapism probably represents a later stage⟳ of bicorporal priapism developing a venous blockade [...] so it would be reasonable for ED physicians to consider⟳ tricorporal priapism a more severe case upfront.”

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