a mass of tissue that, with the corpora cavernosa, forms the erectile tissue of the penis of mammals
Word origin
New Latin, literally: spongy body
Examples of 'corpus spongiosum' in a sentence
corpus spongiosum
The tumour infiltrates corpus spongiosum, corpora cavernosa, and urethra.
Gregorio Sampalmieri, Antonello Moretti, Luca De Pascale, Matteo Sampalmieri 2014, 'Penis cancer: a case report', Clinical Management Issueshttps://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/906. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Urethral strictures may develop after traumas to urethral epithelium and/or corpus spongiosum.
Ekrem Akdeniz, Mustafa Suat Bolat, Necmettin Şahinkaya 2016, 'THE ROLE OF OPTICAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY FOR MALE URETHRAL STRICTURE', International Journal of Surgery and Medicinehttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=202146. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The corpus spongiosum and glans was soft and the corpus cavernosa was rigid.
Sharma Sachit, Panda Sabyasachi, Sharma Shilpa, Singh Santosh, Seth Amlesh, GuptaNarmada 2009, 'Prolonged priapism following single dose administration of sildenafil: A rare casereport', Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2009;volume=1;issue=2;spage=67;epage=68;aulast=Sharma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cross-sectional imaging showed emphysematous changes in the bulb of the corpus spongiosum.
Christine Ibilibor, James T. Cammack 2018, 'Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis', Case Reports in Infectious Diseaseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5263438. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Subsequently, the patient underwent cystourethroscopy with incision and debridement of the corpus spongiosum.
Christine Ibilibor, James T. Cammack 2018, 'Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis', Case Reports in Infectious Diseaseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5263438. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Intra-operative findings revealed only hematoma without any defect in corpora cavernosum, corpus spongiosum, and urethra.
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 corpus spongiosum was closed with uninterrupted suture and the skin with interrupted suture of polygalactin 5-0.
R.C. Lara, A.M. Lucon, S. Arap 2004, 'Urethroplasty using a bovine pericardium graft: an experimental study using normalurethras from dogs', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000300006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Urethral fistula and necrosis of corpus spongiosum, dorsal nerve necrosis and dorsal vein occurred in all animals.
Raouf M Seyam, Said A Kattan, Lina W Assad, Raafat M El-Sayed, Falah H Almohanna 2013, 'Penile autotransplantation in rats: An animal model', Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2013;volume=5;issue=4;spage=255;epage=258;aulast=Seyam. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of the total, 41.3% had corpora cavernosa or corpus spongiosum infiltration, and 40 (17.4%) hadurethral invasion.
Leandro Koifman, Antonio J. Vides, Nelson Koifman, João P. Carvalho, Antonio A. Ornellas 2011, 'Epidemiological aspects of penile cancer in Rio de Janeiro: evaluation of 230 cases',International Brazilian Journal of Urologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)