Lexic.us

Definition of Cavernous

1. Adjective. Being or suggesting a cavern. "Vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"

2. Adjective. Filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood. "The penis is an erectile organ"

Definition of Cavernous

1. a. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

Definition of Cavernous

1. Adjective. resembling a cavern; vast ¹

2. Adjective. having many caverns ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cavernous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Cavernous

1. Relating to a cavern or a cavity; containing many cavities. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavernous

cavern out caverna caverned cavernicolous caverniloquy caverning cavernlike cavernosal cavernoscope cavernoscopy

cavernostomy cavernous (current term) cavernous angioma cavernous arteries cavernous branch of internal carotid artery cavernous groove cavernous haemangioma cavernous haemangioma of liver cavernous lymphangiectasis cavernous part of internal carotid artery

cavernous plexus of conchae

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