corpus cavernosum clitoridis
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corpus cavernosum of clitoris
[TA]one of the two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the clitoris; they diverge at the root to form the crura of the clitoris.
Synonym(s): corpus cavernosum clitoridis [TA], cavernous body of clitoris
cor·pus ca·ver·no·sum cli·to·ri·dis
(kōr'pŭs ka-vĕr-nō'sŭm kli-tōr'i-dis) [TA]One of the two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the clitoris; they diverge at the root to form the crura of the clitoris.