Anatomy
corpus spongiosum Audio
cor·pus spon·gi·o·sum [ kor-pus spun-jee-oh-sum ]
Definitions related to corpus spongiosum:
  • A cylinder of soft tissue surrounding a man's urethra and running the length of the penis.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A mass of spongy erectile tissue surrounding the male urethra, and which, combined with the corpora cavernosa, fill with blood to create a penile erection.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (corpus spongiosum of penis) Cavernous organ, located on the ventral aspect of the penis. Examples: There is only one corpus spongiosum of penis.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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