vagina

American  

[vuh-jahy-nuh] / vəˈdʒaɪ nə /

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.

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vagina British  

/ vəˈdʒaɪnə /

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

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vagina Scientific  

/ və-jī′nə /

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.

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vagina Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• vaginal adjective

Etymology

Origin of vagina

1675–85; < New Latin; Latin vāgīna sheath

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Example Sentences

“My view is that it’s they who have betrayed us—insisting there are lesbians with penises and gay men with vaginas and that any straight person calling themselves nonbinary somehow belongs.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Prolapse happens when one or more of the organs in the pelvis, such as the bladder, bowel or uterus, slip from their usual position and bulge into the vagina.

From BBC

Carpenter appears as Virginia Duffy, a crafter who’s designed an ergonomic pillow that looks just like a giant vagina, which comes in different colors.

From Los Angeles Times

Poehler rounded out the contest by declaring, “The record was for loosest vagina and the previous held… by me!”

From Los Angeles Times

You fold and insert them into the vagina, where they collect blood rather than absorbing it.

From BBC

Related Words

• genitals