Cavernous
Cavernous , adjective
[Latin cavernosus: compare French caverneux.]
1.
Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
2.
Filled with small cavities or cells.
3.
Having a sound caused by a cavity.
Collocations (2)
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.