vagina
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- //vəˈdʒaɪ.nə//
A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
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A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
The epithelial lining of the vagina consists of many layers of flattened cells. Changes in the condition of these cells during the menstrual cycle can be detected by swabbing the lining and looking at the cells under a microscope.
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A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus. A similar organ in some invertebrates and non-mammalian amniotes.
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A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
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The vulva, or the vulva and vaginal passage collectively.
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rareA coward; a weakling; a pussy.
2002, "The New Terrance And Phillip Movie Trailer" (South Park TV episode)
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The anus.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).
Formes
- pluriel
- vaginas, vaginae, vaginæ
vagina · A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the…
vaginal · Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.vague · Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.vaguely · In a vague manner.