LP34092-4

Penis

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Descriptions

The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. The penis is the male reproductive organ and for mammals additionally serves as the external male organ of urination. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Penis (Wikipedia)

The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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Part Name

Penis

Part Display Name

Penis

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Created On

2004-05-26

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Penis

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