CAVERNOUS

Cav″ern‐ous (?), a. [[L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.]] 1. 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
2. 2. Filled with small cavities or cells.
3. 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity.
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.