Word.ws English Dictionary

intercavernous

US/ˌɪn.tɚˈkæv.ɚ.nəs/

intercavernous adjective: between the cavernous sinuses.

Adjective

intercavernous (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Between the cavernous sinuses.
    • the intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain

Origin of intercavernous

From inter- + cavernous.

Words that rhyme with intercavernous

Questions about intercavernous

What does intercavernous mean?
Intercavernous means between the cavernous sinuses.
What part of speech is intercavernous?
Intercavernous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce intercavernous?
Intercavernous is pronounced /ˌɪn.tɚˈkæv.ɚ.nəs/ (US).

Words near intercavernous in the dictionary

  1. intercaudate
  2. intercausal
  3. intercausative
  4. intercaval
  5. intercave
  6. intercavernous
  7. intercavitary
  8. intercecal
  9. intercede
  10. interceded
  11. intercedence

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: intercavernous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “intercavernous.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/intercavernous. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.