Cavernous /(?)/

Cav·ern·ous

Cavernous

a.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds

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.