vagin-

American  

1. variant of vagino- before a vowel.

   vaginectomy.

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Usage

What does vagin- mean? Vagin- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “vagina.” The vagina is the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva. It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.Vagin- comes from Latin vāgīna, meaning “sheath.” Find out how the flavor vanilla also derives from vāgīna at our entry for the word. The equivalent combining form from Greek is colpo-, from kolpos, meaning “womb.” Learn more at our Words That Use article on colpo-.What are variants of vagin-?Vagin- is a variant of vagino-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about vagino-.

Example Sentences

In one of the book’s funniest passages, we meet a French-educated gynecologist whose claim to fame is his use of the French word “vagin” to “designate that intimate part of the female anatomy that Persians, prudish and reserved, never mentioned by name.”

From New York Times

Anna Vagin, a speech language pathologist and director-elect of the California Speech and Hearing Association, agreed.

From US News

A key to PEERS, Vagin said, is the chance to "practice relationship skills in the therapy room as well as the real world."

From US News

During practice and role play in the sessions, participants get feedback from each other, and that's crucial, Vagin said.

From US News

“Here Comes the Cat” marked a glasnostian collaboration between the American Asch and Russian Vagin, and tells a powerful story — nearly wordless but for the oft-repeated title line — about fear of the enemy, one that still resonates in a post-Cold War world.

From New York Times