Cavernous
Pronunciation : Cav"ern*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.]
Definition : 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
2. Filled with small cavities or cells.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913