corpus cavernosum clitoridis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006608
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_cavernosum_of_clitoris ]
Synonyms: corpus cavernosum of clitoris
Term info
- FMA:20172
- Wikipedia:Corpus_cavernosum_of_clitoris
- SCTID:16657007
- BTO:0002018
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Clitoris_inner_anatomy.gif
cavernous body of clitoris, clitoral corpus cavernosum, corpus cavernosum clitoridis, corpus cavernosum
uberon
UBERON:0006608
Corpus cavernosum of clitoris