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Corpus spongiosum penis | |
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Details | |
Part of | Penis |
Identifiers | |
Latin | corpus spongiosum penis corpus cavernosum urethrae |
TA98 | A09.4.01.015 |
TA2 | 3681 |
FMA | 19617 |
Anatomical terminology |
The corpus spongiosum is the mass of spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra within the penis.[1] It is also called the corpus cavernosum urethrae in older texts.