Term Name: corpus cavernosum clitoridis
Synonyms: cavernous body of clitoris, clitoral corpus cavernosum, corpus cavernosum, corpus cavernosum clitoridis
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.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006608]

Relationships
is part of: clitoris
has parts: crus of clitoris
is a type of: corpus cavernosum mesoderm-derived structure reproductive structure