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vagina

/vəˈdʒaɪnə/

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What does vagina mean?

noun

  1. A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
  2. A similar organ in some invertebrates and non-mammalian amniotes.
  3. A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. The vulva, or the vulva and vaginal passage collectively.
  2. The anus.
  3. (derogatory, rare) A coward; a weakling; a pussy.

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IPA pronunciation

/vəˈdʒaɪnə/

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DOUCHES.--A great many women have the conviction that the vagina is not clean and should, therefore, be regularly cleansed by means of irrigations.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
The vagina lies in relation with the bladder and the urethra in front, and with the rectum behind.
Anna M. (Anna Mary) GalbraithThe Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in HygieneProject Gutenberg ebook #4986
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In some instances the womb and with it the bladder had fallen so low that they protruded from the vagina.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273
Verdile records an instance of imperforate vagina in which rectovaginal wall was divided and the delivery effected through the rectum and anus.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
Fractures of the neck of the ileum can be recognized by manipulating the part through the walls of the rectum or vagina.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502