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VAGINA
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Irregular inflected form: vaginae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
Example:
the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vagina" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Meronyms (parts of "vagina"):
arteria vaginalis; vaginal artery (a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum)
external orifice; urethral orifice (the orifice through which urine is discharged)
hymen; maidenhead; virginal membrane (a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin)
Holonyms ("vagina" is a part of...):
female reproductive system (the reproductive system of females)
fanny; female genital organ; female genitalia; female genitals (external female sex organs)
Derivation:
vaginal (of or relating to the vagina)
Context examples:
Pelvic pain can be a sign that there is a problem with one of the organs in your pelvic area, such as the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix or vagina.
(Pelvic Pain, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
In females, it also contains the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
(Pelvis, NCI Dictionary)
A congenital abnormality in which the rectum, vagina, and urethra fuse and form a common channel.
(Persistent Cloaca, NCI Thesaurus)
Some people feel itching around the anus or vagina.
(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
In women, the cervix, vagina, ovaries, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed.
(Pelvic exenteration, NCI Dictionary)
The health care professional will also use a speculum to open the vagina to look at the cervix and take samples for a Pap test.
(Pelvic Examination, NCI Dictionary)
A thick, slippery fluid made by the membranes that line certain organs of the body, including the nose, mouth, throat, and vagina.
(Mucus, NCI Dictionary)
The thick fluid secreted by the mucus glands in the aerodigestive tract and the vagina.
(Mucus, NCI Thesaurus)
This is a normal state only in the epithelium of true mucous membranes in the mouth and vagina.
(Parakeratosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It may spread to other parts of the body, such as the vagina, vulva, and lung.
(Chorioadenoma destruens, NCI Dictionary)
