vaginal

American  

[vaj-uh-nl] / ˈvædʒ ə nl /

adjective

1. Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.

2. pertaining to or resembling a sheath.

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Other Word Forms

• intervaginal
  adjective
• nonvaginal
  adjective
• vaginally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of vaginal

First recorded in 1720–30; vagin(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Vaginal mesh surgery is when a piece of synthetic mesh, a plastic product that looks like a net, is inserted to hold the pelvic organs in place.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Vaginal Davis on her L.A. beginnings and having fun while making an impact Visiting the in-demand Wendy L’Belle Tividad for a psychic reading Unpacking the oral history of jerkin’ and its lasting impact beyond L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Vaginal birth complications increased 22.4%, and cesarean birth complications increased 48.9%.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

Vaginal health is difficult to study in a laboratory setting partly because laboratory animals have “totally different microbiomes” than humans do, says Don Ingber, a bioengineer at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

From Scientific American • Dec. 15, 2022

Vaginal examination showed that the cervix, which was slightly deflected forward and to the right and softened, as in uterine gestation, was continuous with the smaller tumor.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)