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vagina

[vuh-jahy-nuh]

noun

plural

vaginas, vaginae 
  1. Anatomy, Zoology.

    1. the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals.

    2. a sheathlike part or organ.

  2. Botany.the sheath formed by the basal part of certain leaves where they embrace the stem.



vagina

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. the moist canal in most female mammals, including humans, that extends from the cervix of the uterus to an external opening between the labia minora

  2. anatomy biology any sheath or sheathlike structure, such as a leaf base that encloses a stem

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vagina

  1. The tube-shaped part of the reproductive tract in female mammals that is connected to the uterus at one end and opens to the outside of the body on the other end. The fully developed fetus passes through the vagina during birth.

vagina

  1. A tubelike passageway in the female that connects the external genitals with the uterus.

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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vagina1

1675–85; < New Latin; Latin 岵īԲ sheath
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vagina1

C17: from Latin: sheath
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"It felt like my vagina was on fire."

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The researchers say their findings do not justify the practice of vaginal seeding, where some new parents smear babies with a swab taken from the vagina.

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Between takes, Ivens laid on his side within a foot of LaBella’s face with his hand “resting above her vagina,” the filing says.

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Midway through the previously live portion Midge Maisel herself, Rachel Brosnahan, credits Rivers for inspiring her character before speed reading the icon’s wisecracks about her vagina.

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A woman who lost a kidney, her womb and parts of her vagina and bowel due to endometriosis has urged others to fight for a diagnosis of what she has described as a "silent assassin".

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