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bulbocavernosus

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bulbocavernosus /bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus/ (bul″bo-kav″er-no´sus) bulbocavernous muscle.
bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus (blb-kvr-ns)
n.
See bulbospongiosus.
bulbocavernosus
[bul′bōkav′ərnō′səs]
Etymology: L, bulbus, swollen root, cavernosum, full of hollows
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