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-.