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White of cavernous bodies

White of cavernous bodies [tunica albuginea corporum cavernosorum – PNA (The anatomic nomenclature Parisian), BNA (The anatomic nomenclature Basel); tunica albuginea corporis cavernosi penis – JNA (The anatomic nomenclature Yenskaya)] – the fibrous cover surrounding cavernous bodies of a penis, consisting of the issued dense fibrous connecting fabric including a large number of cells of unstriated muscles and elastic fibers.

 
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