corpus cavernosum

(pl. corpora cavernosa) either of the columns of erectile tissue that form the superior (upper) portion of the body of the penis. A third column of tissue, the corpus spongiosum, lies inferior to the corpora cavernosa.

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January 30th 2025

color mixer

a device that enables light of two different wavelengths to be presented simultaneously or in rapid sequence to the same region of the retina.