(adj) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood, Syn. cavernous, Example:erectile tissue; the penis is an erectile organ
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux. ] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]