vagino-

1. a combining form representing vagina in compound words.

   vaginotomy.

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What does vagino- mean?

Vagino- 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.Vagino- 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 vagino-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, vagino- becomes vagin-, as in vaginosis. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about vagin-.