corpus spongiosum

A cylindrical mass of spongy tissue that surrounds the male urethra and maintains it in an opened position, which allows the urethra to act as a conduit for semen during ejaculation.

corpus spongiosum

a median mass of erectile tissue in the mammalian penis. See also CORPUS CAVERNOSUM.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

Mentioned in

albuginea
balanus
bulb
bulb of penis
bulb of vestibule
bulbourethral gland
cavernitis
cavernositis
cavernous spaces of corporus spongiosum
clitoris
Corpora cavernosa
corpus cavernosum
erectile
erectile dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
erection, penis
glandes
glans
glans clitoridis

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