What does Vagina mean?

Definitions for Vagina
vəˈdʒaɪ nəvagi·na

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vaginanoun

    the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus

    "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"

Wiktionary

  1. vaginanoun

    The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.

  2. vaginanoun

    A similar part in some invertebrates.

  3. vaginanoun

    A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

  4. vaginanoun

    The vulva.

  5. Etymology: From vagina.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vaginanoun

    a sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein

  2. Vaginanoun

    specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca

  3. Vaginanoun

    the terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca

  4. Vaginanoun

    the basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath

  5. Vaginanoun

    the shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise

  6. Etymology: [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.]

Wikidata

  1. Vagina

    The vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract which is a sex organ and has two main functions; sexual intercourse and childbirth. In humans, this passage leads from the opening of the vulva to the uterus, but the vaginal tract ends at the cervix. Unlike men, who have only one genital orifice, women have two, the urethra and the vagina. The vaginal opening is much larger than the urethral opening, and both openings are protected by the labia. The inner mould of the vagina has a foldy texture which can create friction for the penis during intercourse. During arousal, the vagina gets moist to facilitate the entrance of the penis. The Latinate plural "vaginae" is rarely used in English. Colloquially, the word vagina is often used to refer to the vulva or to the female genitals in general. However, by its dictionary and anatomical definitions, vagina refers exclusively to the specific internal structure.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vagina

    vā-jī′na, n. (anat.) the canal or passage which leads from the external orifice to the uterus, a sheath, case: the upper part of the pedestal of a terminus: (bot.) a leaf-stalk when it becomes thin and rolls round the stem to which it then forms a stalk, as in grasses.—adjs. Vag′inal; Vag′inant (bot.), investing as a sheath; Vag′ināte, -d (bot.), invested by the tubular base of a leaf or leaf-stalk, as a stem: denoting a certain order of sheathed polypes; Vaginic′oline, Vaginic′olous, living in a vagina; Vaginif′erous, bearing a vagina; Vaginipenn′ate, Vaginopenn′ous, sheath-winged.—ns. Vaginis′mus, spasmodic contraction of the vagina; Vaginī′tis, inflammation of the vagina; Vaginot′omy, cutting of the vagina; Vagin′ūla, Vag′inule, a diminutive vagina.—adj. Vagin′ulate, having a vaginula, sheathed. [L., 'a sheath.']

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Vagina

    The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Editors Contribution

  1. vagina

    An opening in the body of a female human being or female animal.

    Female humans and animals have a vagina.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

Entomology

  1. Vagina

    the tubular structure formed by the union of the oviducts in the female, opening externally to admit the passage of the egg to the ovipositor: receives the penis of the male in copulation and is sometimes called oviduct: "every part, the office of which is to cover, protect or defend the tongue": "the bivalve coriaceous sheath or cover of the spicula": generally, a sheath.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vagina in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vagina in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Vagina in a Sentence

  1. Sharon Stone:

    Not on my own with the director, as one would anticipate, given the situation that has given us all pause, so to speak, but with a room full of agents and lawyers, most of whom had nothing to do with the project, that was how I saw my vagina-shot for the first time, long after I’d been told, 'We can’t see anything – I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on.'.

  2. Kukhee Choo:

    Sex is seen as dirty and corrupting in Japan, my students can't use the word' penis' or' vagina,' and if a woman expresses any knowledge or interest in sex, you're seen as a fallen women. Men don't talk about it, either.

  3. Sherry Ross:

    If you think about your face, it’s a very sensitive skin region, your vagina is really no different. I cringe when people use the same soap in the shower to clean their underarms that they use for their vagina when they wouldn’t do that with their face.

  4. Peter Madsen:

    There is nothing sexual in the fact that the stab holes were in her vagina. I understand why you might think there was, but there was nothing sexual in it for me.

  5. Mary Jane Minkin:

    The vulva and vagina are some of the most sensitive tissues in the body to any allergies, so many people get bubble baths [as gifts], which leads to a lot of itching and burning because a lot of the agents are allergens.

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