{"id":86146,"date":"2021-02-26T07:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=86146"},"modified":"2023-07-18T04:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T04:43:49","slug":"corpus-cavernosum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/corpus-cavernosum\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus cavernosum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A part of the erectile tissue in the penis and clitoris.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Either of a pair of cylindrical blood sinuses that form the erectile tissue of the &#8216;penis and clitoris. In the penis a third sinus, the corpus spongiosum, encloses the urethra and extends into the glans. All these sinuses have a sponge like structure that allows them to expand when filled with blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any erectile tissue, especially the erectile bodies of the penis, clitoris, male or female urethra, bulb of the vestibule, or nasal conchae.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Within both the clitoris and the penis, there exist a pair of cylindrical entities composed of erectile tissue. These structures, known as the corpus cavernosum, possess a spongy composition that enables them to achieve rigidity upon being engorged with blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A part of the erectile tissue in the penis and clitoris. Either of a pair of cylindrical blood sinuses that form the erectile tissue of the &#8216;penis and clitoris. In the penis a third sinus, the corpus spongiosum, encloses the urethra and extends into the glans. 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