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Spongiosum
UK
/spɒnˈdʒaɪəsəm/
US
/spɑnˈdʒiːəsəm/
Translation of "spongiosum" into Russian
spongiosum
Noun
UK
/spɒnˈdʒaɪəsəm/
US
/spɑnˈdʒiːəsəm/
spongiosum
spongiosa pl
губчатое вещество
The spongiosum is a part of the male reproductive system.
Губчатое вещество является частью мужской репродуктивной системы.
Additional translations
губчатая ткань
Definitions
spongiosum
Noun
UK
/spɒnˈdʒaɪəsəm/
US
/spɑnˈdʒiːəsəm/
Any spongy tissue; especially the corpus spongiosum, a mass of erectile tissue lying along the corpora cavernosa of the penis and surrounding the male urethra.
In males, the spongiosum remains pliant so that the urethra stays open during erection.
The spongy middle layer of the uterine endometrium (stratum spongiosum).
During menstruation, the spongiosum is shed along with the functional layer of the endometrium.