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海綿体 (kaimentai) Japanese meaning: cavernous body | Kotomora

海かい綿めん体たい

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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.