erectile organ
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erectile tissue — tissue containing large venous spaces with which arteries communicate directly, as in the penis and clitoris. Another type formed of dilated venules occurs in the nasal mucosa. The smooth muscle of the nipples constitutes another erectile organ … Medical dictionary
erectile tissue — noun vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue • Part Holonyms: ↑erectile organ … Useful english dictionary
Artificial organ — An artificial organ is a man made device that is implanted into, or integrated onto, a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a… … Wikipedia
Sex organ — Flowers are the sex organs of flowering plants. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a… … Wikipedia
reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… … Universalium
chondrichthian — /kon drik thee euhn/, n. any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes. [ < NL, equiv. to chondr CHONDR + Gk ichthýes (pl.) fish] * * * ▪ fish class Introduction class name Chondrichthyes, or Selachii any… … Universalium
Clitoris — A small mass of erectile tissue situated at the anterior apex of the vestibule. * * * A cylindric, erectile body, rarely exceeding 2 cm in length, situated at the most anterior portion of the vulva and projecting between the branched limbs or… … Medical dictionary
clitoris — clitoral, clitoric /kli tawr ik, tor , kluy /, clitoridean /klit euh rid ee euhn, kluy teuh /, adj. /klit euhr is, kluy teuhr , kli tawr is, tohr /, n. Anat. the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male. [1605 15; < Gk… … Universalium
cavernous — adjective 1. being or suggesting a cavern vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone • Similar to: ↑hollow • Derivationally related forms: ↑cavern 2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of … Useful english dictionary
crocodile — crocodiloid /krok euh dil oyd, krok euh duy loyd/, adj. /krok euh duyl /, n. 1. any of several crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus, found in sluggish waters and swamps of the tropics. 2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian. 3. the… … Universalium
