| CLH | chronic lobular hepatitis; cleft limb-heart [syndrome]; corpus luteum hormone; cutaneous lymphoid hy... |
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| CLI | complement lysis inhibitor; corpus luteum insufficiency |
| CLSH | corpus luteum stimulating hormone |
| cor | body [Lat. corpus]; coronary; correction, corrected; |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| vena bulbi penis | A tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the bulb of the penis. Synonym: vena bulbi penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena dorsalis penis profunda | A vein on the dorsum of the penis deep to the fascia of the penis; it is a tributary to the prostatic venous plexus. Synonym: vena dorsalis penis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae cavernosae penis | The cavernous venous spaces in the erectile tissue of the penis. Synonym: venae cavernosae penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae dorsales penis superficiales | A pair of veins on the dorsum of the penis superficial to the fascia penis; they are tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side. Synonym: venae dorsales penis superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| raphe penis | The continuation of the raphe of the scrotum onto the underside of the penis. Synonym: raphe penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vena profunda penis | The vein deep to the deep fascia on the dorsum of the penis. It enters the prostatic plexus by passing through a gap between the arcuate pubic ligament and the transverse perineal ligament. Synonym: vena profunda penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glans penis | The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum which forms the head of the penis. Synonym: balanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous body of penis | One of two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the dorsal part of the body of the penis; they are separated posteriorly, forming the crura of the penis. Synonym: cavernous body of penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous nerves of penis | Two nerves, major and minor, derived from the prostatic portion of the pelvic plexus supplying sympathetic and parasympathetic fibres to the helicine arteries and arteriorvenous anastomoses of the corpus cavernosum stimulating erection. Synonym: nervi cavernosi penis, cavernous plexus of penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous plexus of penis | Two nerves, major and minor, derived from the prostatic portion of the pelvic plexus supplying sympathetic and parasympathetic fibres to the helicine arteries and arteriorvenous anastomoses of the corpus cavernosum stimulating erection. Synonym: nervi cavernosi penis, cavernous plexus of penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous veins of penis | The cavernous venous spaces in the erectile tissue of the penis. Synonym: venae cavernosae penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median raphe cyst of the penis | A cyst of the raphe penis resulting from incomplete closure of the urethral groove, becoming clinically evident in childhood or later. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penis | <anatomy> The male organ of copulation and of urinary excretion, comprising a root, body and extremity or glans penis. The root is attached to the descending portions of the pubic bone by the crura, the latter being the extremities of the corpora cavernosa and beneath them the corpus spongiosum, through which the urethra passes. The glans is covered with mucous membrane and ensheathed by the prepuce or foreskin. The penis is homologous with the clitoris in the female. (18 Nov 1997) |
| penis bone | A bone of variable size and shape, located in the glans penis or glans clitoridis of all animals, except man, ungulates, elephants, whales, and a few others; it is particularly well developed in carnivora, and in the dog may reach a length of more than 10 cm; its size and shape are often a characteristic of a species. Synonym: baculum, penis bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penis envy | The psychoanalytic concept in which a female envies male characteristics or capabilities, especially the possession of a penis. (05 Mar 2000) |