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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.