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Webster 1913 Edition


Cavernous

Cav′ern-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
cavernosus
: cf. F.
caverneux
.]
1.
Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
2.
Filled with small cavities or cells.
3.
Having a sound caused by a cavity.
Cavernous body
,
a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the penis or clitoris.
Cavernous respiration
,
a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cavernous

CAVERNOUS

,
Adj.
Hollow; full of caverns.

Definition 2024


cavernous

cavernous

English

Adjective

cavernous (comparative more cavernous, superlative most cavernous)

  1. resembling a cavern; vast
  2. having many caverns

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cavernous sinus

Translations