vaginae
nə Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin; Latin vāgīna sheath
1675–85; < Neo-Latin; Latin vāgīna sheath
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vagina (vəˈdʒaɪnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nas, -nae | |
| 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 |
| [C17: from Latin: sheath] | |
| vag'inal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
vagina
1682, from L. vagina "sheath, scabbard" (pl. vaginæ), from PIE *wag-ina- (cf. Lith. voziu "ro cover with a hollow thing"), from base *wag- "to break, split, bite." Probably the ancient notion is of a sheath made from a split piece of wood (see sheath). A modern medical
word; the L. word was not used in an anatomical sense in classical times. Anthropological vagina dentata is attested from 1908.
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Medical Dictionary
vagina va·gi·na (və-jī'nə)
n. pl. va·gi·nas or va·gi·nae (-nē)
The genital canal in the female, leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus.
A sheathlike anatomical structure.
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Science Dictionary
vagina  (və-jī'nə) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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