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

Two key factors influencing babies’ gut microbiomes are how they are born—C-section or vaginal birth—and whether they are breast fed or formula fed, researchers said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kerry Watson, 40, uses a walking stick and takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the agony caused by having a vaginal mesh implant to treat a prolapsed bladder in 2014.

From BBC

The first batch of label changes include HRT products in systemic combination therapy, estrogen-alone therapy, progestogen-alone therapy for women with a uterus using systemic estrogen and topical vaginal estrogen therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also feel there was a reluctance to carry out C-section births - an issue linked by some maternity safety campaigners to an unhealthy focus on "normal births", which are vaginal deliveries without any medical intervention.

From BBC

These DIY test kits containing a vaginal swab will be sent out more widely at some point this year.

From BBC