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ERECTILE TISSUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erectile tissue mean?
• ERECTILE TISSUE (noun)
The noun ERECTILE TISSUE has 1 sense:
1. vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
Familiarity information: ERECTILE TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("erectile tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Holonyms ("erectile tissue" is a part of...):
erectile organ (an organ containing erectile tissue)
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