vagina

[ vuh-jahy-nuh ]

noun

, plural va·gi·nas, va·gi·nae [v, uh, -, jahy, -nee].

1. Anatomy, Zoology.
   1. the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct.
   2. a sheathlike part or organ.
2. Botany. the sheath formed by the basal part of certain leaves where they embrace the stem.

vagina

/ vəˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

1. the moist canal in most female mammals, including humans, that extends from the cervix of the uterus to an external opening between the labia minora
2. anatomy biology any sheath or sheathlike structure, such as a leaf base that encloses a stem

vagina

/ və-jī′nə /

1. The tube-shaped part of the reproductive tract in female mammals that is connected to the uterus at one end and opens to the outside of the body on the other end. The fully developed fetus passes through the vagina during birth.

vagina

1. A tubelike passageway in the female that connects the external genitals with the uterus .

Derived Forms

• vagˈinal, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vagina¹

1675–85; < New Latin; Latin vāgīna sheath

Word History and Origins

Origin of vagina¹

C17: from Latin: sheath

Example Sentences

Allegedly, Amin silently and forcefully inserted a camera into her vagina without lubrication and ignored her signs of distress.

From Washington Post

If She was brought up knowing the diverse picture of The Vagina.

From No Straight News

For example, cucumbers and bananas are better than grapes, but any of these things, when used with the vagina, having bacteria on them that might be unfamiliar to the vagina, can cause problems.

From Ozy

Ostracod sperm must make a long, winding journey from the female’s vagina to her eggs, adds study coauthor Renate Matzke-Karasz, a geobiologist at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich.

From Science News

He said he forced her to touch his penis and he touched her vagina, skin-on-skin.

From ProPublica

And yes, she considers Beyoncé a bit less than women like Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues.

From The Daily Beast

The guy who took the cake suffered from a Vagina Dentata phobia, with attendant castration anxiety.

From The Daily Beast

One lucky day on the playground, I spotted “VAGINA” scrawled on top of a twisty slide, with kids shooting out the hole.

From The Daily Beast

It is connected with the Vagina, and opens into it by the small orifice called the mouth of the womb.

From Project Gutenberg

They are two broad folds of membranous and adipose substance, forming the portals to the Vulva, or entrance to the Vagina.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the external opening, or mouth of the Vagina, through which the child has to pass at the termination of delivery.

From Project Gutenberg

The upper part of the Vagina is much larger than the lower part, particularly in those who have borne children.

From Project Gutenberg

This rising of the womb makes the Vagina longer, and brings the neck of the womb nearer to its centre.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• genitals