vaginoplasty

[vaj-uh-noh-plas-tee]

noun

plural

vaginoplasties 

1. the surgical construction or reconstruction of a vagina using skin or mucous membrane from another part of the body.

2. Sometimes vaginaplasty any plastic or cosmetic surgery done on the vagina; colpoplasty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaginoplasty¹

First recorded in 1875–80; vagino- ( def. ) + -plasty ( def. )

Example Sentences

I feel like it’s already on that track with the vaginoplasty song becoming a meme.

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Whether they be vaginoplasty or gonadectomies or all of these surgeries that transgender people might elect to have with their consent at some point as lifesaving care to help them affirm their existence, those same exact procedures are often forced on intersex kids who are not only not old enough to participate in that decision making.

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Doctors in other parts of the world also started to gain clinical expertise in vaginoplasty, sparking global networks of transgender health care.

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By then, her vaginoplasty was just one day away, and rescheduling could take a long time, given the waiting list.

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At the same time, Claire was scheduled to have her gender confirmation surgery, a vaginoplasty.

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