Uberon definition : The corpus cavernosum clitoridis is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile
tissue which contain most of the blood in the clitoris during clitoral erection. This
is homologous to the corpus cavernosum penis in the male; the body of the clitoris
contains erectile tissue in a pair of corpora cavernosa (literally 'cave-like bodies'),
with a recognisably similar structure.;
Uberon synonym : corpus cavernosum of clitoris;
Uberon related term : corpus cavernosum; cavernous body of clitoris; clitoral corpus cavernosum;
The corpus cavernosum clitoridis is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile
tissue which contain most of the blood in the clitoris during clitoral erection. This
is homologous to the corpus cavernosum penis in the male; the body of the clitoris
contains erectile tissue in a pair of corpora cavernosa (literally 'cave-like bodies'),
with a recognisably similar structure.
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)