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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