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 cavernous cavernous /ˈkævɝnəs/

adjective

  1. (physiology) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood  ( cavernous , erectile )
    (physiology) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
     Erectile tissue
    erectile tissue
     The penis is an erectile organ
    the penis is an erectile organ
  2. Being or suggesting a cavern  ( cavernous )
    being or suggesting a cavern
     Vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone
    vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone