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海綿体 (かいめんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい綿めん体たい

か

い

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ん

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Meanings

1

cavernous body; erectile tissue

Anatomical term for the spongy erectile tissue in the penis (corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum) and clitoris.

陰いん茎けいの海かい綿めん体たいに血けつ液

えき

が

流りゅう

入にゅう

する

と

勃ぼっ

起き

が

起お

こる

。

An erection occurs when blood flows into the cavernous bodies of the penis.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
綿cotton
体body, substance, object

Word family

陰いん核かく海かい綿めん体たい
corpus cavernosum clitoridis

Built from

海かい綿めん+体たい

Etymology

Compound of 海綿 (sponge) + 体 (body), referring to the spongy structure of the tissue.