vaginal

American  

[vaj-uh-nl] / ˈvædʒ ə nl /

adjective

1. Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.

2. pertaining to or resembling a sheath.

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Other Word Forms

• intervaginal adjective
• nonvaginal adjective
• vaginally adverb

Etymology

Origin of vaginal

First recorded in 1720–30; vagin(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"There are the physical scars which for those who have pelvic radiotherapy can mean dealing with bowel, vulva, cervical and vaginal scarring which is horrendously painful," she said.

From BBC

Two key factors influencing babies’ gut microbiomes are how they are born—C-section or vaginal birth—and whether they are breast fed or formula fed, researchers said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kerry Watson, 40, uses a walking stick and takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the agony caused by having a vaginal mesh implant to treat a prolapsed bladder in 2014.

From BBC

The first batch of label changes include HRT products in systemic combination therapy, estrogen-alone therapy, progestogen-alone therapy for women with a uterus using systemic estrogen and topical vaginal estrogen therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also feel there was a reluctance to carry out C-section births - an issue linked by some maternity safety campaigners to an unhealthy focus on "normal births", which are vaginal deliveries without any medical intervention.

From BBC