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Meanings of cavernous in English

Filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood.

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Examples for "erectile"
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Context: The risk factors for cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are similar.
Pubmed
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Testosterone levels had to be extremely low, however, before erectile dysfunction appeared.
Reuters
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A mindful approach can help men with erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
The Guardian
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We determined whether erectile function decreases with the number of biopsies experienced.
Pubmed
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The results based on patient questionnaires regarding postoperative erectile function are described.
Pubmed
Usage of cavernous in English
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Methods: The study included 6 patients with cavernous hemangioma of the IAC.
Pubmed
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Well, I shall go and enjoy a cavernous hotel room to myself.'
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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There was a cavernous fireplace but today the fire was not lit.
Death Trance
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Blackwood's solar was on the second floor of a cavernous timber keep.
A Dance with Dragons
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Beyond loomed a cavernous stone hall, the largest she had ever seen.
A clash of kings
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Cars and carriages halted at the cavernous main entrance, debarking their passengers.
The Wolf’s Hour
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His fingers groped feverishly in the cavernous folds of his overcoat pocket.
The Cinema Murder
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See the long, cavernous tunnels connecting the various modules of the station.
Wired
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Participants: 164 consecutive patients undergoing surgical removal of orbital cavernous venous malformation.
Pubmed
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At one end of the cavernous open space is a double bed.
The Irish Times
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About 100 shareholders attended the meeting in a cavernous hall in Amsterdam.
Reuters
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It had been swallowed up in China's cavernous maw, that was all.
The Strength of the Strong
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At surgery, evidence of direct cavernous sinus invasion was demonstrated in 19.
Pubmed
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With many misgivings she stuffed the cavernous fowl with the fiery condiments.
The Rising of the Red Man / A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellio...
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On one side, glaring dazzling light; on the other, cavernous pitchy darkness.
All Around the Moon
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The cavernous room is filled with scorpions in various stages of development.
World After
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