01 a. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
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1.
Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
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2.
Filled with small cavities or cells.
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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.