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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cavernous \Cav"ern*ous\, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.]
1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity;
hollow.
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2. Filled with small cavities or cells.
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3. Having a sound caused by a cavity.
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{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.
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