vaginal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
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pertaining to or resembling a sheath.
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Etymology
Origin of vaginal
Example Sentences
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Vaginal mesh implants are described as medical devices - hernia mesh is used in men.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Vaginal Davis on her L.A. beginnings and having fun while making an impact On making music for ‘the freaks’ with the Egyptian Lover Unpacking the oral history of jerkin’ and its lasting impact beyond L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 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)
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