vagina

[ vuh-jahy-nuh ]
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noun,plural va·gi·nas, va·gi·nae [vuh-jahy-nee]. /vəˈdʒaɪ ni/.
  1. Anatomy, Zoology.

    • the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals.: Compare oviduct.

    • 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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Origin of vagina

1
1675–85; <New Latin; Latin vāgīna sheath

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British Dictionary definitions for vagina

vagina

/ (vəˈdʒaɪnə) /


nounplural -nas or -nae (-niː)
  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

Origin of vagina

1
C17: from Latin: sheath

Derived forms of vagina

  • vaginal, adjective

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Scientific definitions for vagina

vagina

[ və-jī ]


  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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Cultural definitions for vagina

vagina

[ (vuh-jeye-nuh) ]


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

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