CAVERNOUS
erectile, cavernous
(adjective) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; “erectile tissue”; “the penis is an erectile organ”
cavernous
(adjective) being or suggesting a cavern; “vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cavernous (comparative more cavernous, superlative most cavernous)
Resembling a cavern; vast
Having many caverns
(dentistry) Having cavities
Synonyms
• (resembling a cavern): cavelike
Source: Wiktionary
Cav"ern*ous, a. Etym: [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.]
1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
2. Filled with small cavities or cells.
3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. Cavernous body, a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris.
– Cavernous respiration, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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