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vagina
Phoneticsvagi·na
US/vəˈdʒaɪnə/
UK/vədʒˈaɪnɐ/
Definitions
01anatomy
n. the part of a woman's body that connects the outer sex organs to the womb.
n. the internal muscular canal in female mammals leading from the vulva to the cervix of the uterus.
“The doctor explained how the baby moves through the vagina during birth.”
“The lining of the vagina undergoes significant physiological changes during the different phases of the menstrual cycle.”
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In medical contexts, it refers specifically to the internal canal, not the external parts.
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03botany
n. a part of a plant that wraps around a stem like a sleeve.
n. a sheathlike structure, such as the base of a leaf that surrounds a stem.
“The grass leaf forms a protective vagina around the young stem.”
“The botanical description noted that the leaf's vagina was particularly elongated, providing structural support to the primary stalk.”
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“The kits contain a swab to collect a sample from the vagina.” “It could also have something to do with the female’s unusual vagina, which has many folds, sudden turns and pockets.” Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“a sheath, scabbard; a covering, sheath, holder”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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