corpus cavernosum clitoridis


corpus cavernosum of clitoris

[TA] one of the two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the clitoris; they diverge at the root to form the crura of the clitoris. Synonym(s): corpus cavernosum clitoridis [TA], cavernous body of clitoris

cor·pus ca·ver·no·sum cli·to·ri·dis

(kōr'pŭs ka-vĕr-nō'sŭm kli-tōr'i-dis) [TA] One of the two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the clitoris; they diverge at the root to form the crura of the clitoris.