Medical Dictionary

helicine artery

noun hel·i·cine artery \ˈhel-ə-ˌsēn-, ˈhē-lə-ˌsīn-\

Medical Definition of HELICINE ARTERY

:  any of various convoluted and dilated arterial vessels that empty directly into the cavernous spaces of erectile tissue and function in its erection

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