either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
Word origin
New Latin, literally: cavernous body
Examples of 'corpus cavernosum' in a sentence
corpus cavernosum
The partial thrombosis of the right corpus cavernosum was hypothesized.
Andrea Fabiani, Flavia Tombolini, Fabrizio Fioretti, Lucilla Servi, Gabriele Mammana 2016, 'Painful ultrasound detected lesion in the proximal part of the corpus cavernosum:A case of so called “partial priapism”?', Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologiahttp://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/5570. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This technology represents another step towards developing engineered corpus cavernosum in vitro.
Xiaoshuai Xie, Xiaohang Du, Kailin Li, Yuan Chen, Yong Guan, Xiaofei Zhao, GuangzhuNiu, Yun Luan, Denglu Zhang, Chao Sun, Guanghui Cheng, Jue Wang, Qian Xin, AibingXue, Peng Wang, Feng Kong, Xiaoli Liu, Hongwei Wang, Yuqiang Liu, Chuan Tian, MingzhenYuan, Shuangde Liu, Shengtian Zhao 2017, 'Construction of engineered corpus cavernosum with primary mesenchymal stem cells invitro', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-18129-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The percentages of sinusoidal spaces and elastic fibers in the corpus cavernosum decreased.
Flávia Fernandes-Lima, Bianca M. Gregório, Fernanda A. M. Nascimento, Waldemar S.Costa, Carla B. M. Gallo, Francisco J. B. Sampaio 2018, 'Effects of Vitamin D Restricted Diet Administered during Perinatal and Postnatal Periodson the Penis of Wistar Rats', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6030646. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the case of 20 (86,9%) patients partial rupture of corpus cavernosum was verified.
Benjamin Kulovac, Damir Aganović, Dželaludin Junuzović, Alden Prcić, Osman Hadžiosmanović,Mustafa Bazardžanović, Harun Hodžić 2007, 'Surgical Treatment and Complications of Penile Fractures', Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Scienceshttp://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3087. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The underlying corpus cavernosum remained unaffected and could be seen through the perforation.
K Pavithran 1987, 'Perforating Syphilitic Chancre', Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprologyhttp://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=1987;volume=53;issue=6;spage=352;epage=354;aulast=Pavithran;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Four patients had only dorsal vein laceration and twenty-two had corpus cavernosum rupture.
Serdar Çelik, Sedat Karakoç, Ozan Bozkurt, Ömer Demir, Ahmet Adil Esen 2016, 'Penile Fracture and Early Repair Outcomes', Journal of Urological Surgeryhttp://jurolsurgery.org/article_10622/Penile-Fracture-And-Early-Repair-Outcomes. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, 2 cm fragments of cavernous artery and corpus cavernosum were obtained.
Rommel P. Regadas, Maria E. A. Moraes, Francisco J. C. Mesquita, Joao B. G. Cerqueira,Lucio F. Gonzaga-Silva 2010, 'Experimental model of human corpus cavernosum smooth muscle relaxation', International Brazilian Journal of Urologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382010000400012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the corpus cavernosum were tested.
Ying Zhang, Linpei Jia, Ying Zhang, Wei Ji, Hai Li 2018, 'Angiotensin II Silencing Alleviates Erectile Dysfunction Through Down-Regulating theRhoa/Rho Kinase Signaling Pathway in Rats with Diabetes Mellitus', Cellular Physiology and Biochemistryhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486919. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the second patient, there was a rupture of corpus cavernosum, which was primarily repaired.
M S Faridi, Nitin Agarwal, Pradeep Saini, Navneet Kaur, Arun Gupta 2015, 'Myriad presentations of penile fracture: report of three cases and review of literature',Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Carehttp://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=273;epage=275;aulast=Faridi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The combination approach stimulated autophagy and decreased apoptosis in the corpus cavernosum.
Guan Qun Zhu, Seung Hwan Jeon, Woong Jin Bae, Sae Woong Choi, Hyun Cheol Jeong, KangSup Kim, Su Jin Kim, Hyuk Jin Cho, U. Syn Ha, Sung Hoo Hong, Ji Youl Lee, Eun Bi Kwon,Sae Woong Kim 2018, 'Efficient Promotion of Autophagy and Angiogenesis Using Mesenchymal Stem Cell TherapyEnhanced by the Low-Energy Shock Waves in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction',Stem Cells Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1302672. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)