Vagina

/vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/ · noun

Meaning

(anatomy) A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals..

Definitions by Sense

1. (anatomy) A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
2. (botany) A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
3. (colloquial) The vulva, or collectively, the vulva and the vaginal passage.
4. (derogatory, colloquial) A coward; a weakling; a pussy.
5. (transgender slang) The anus of a trans woman.

Example Sentences

The epithelial lining of the vagina consists of many layers of flattened cells. Changes in the condition of these cells during the menstrual cycle can be detected by swabbing the lining and looking at the cells under a microscope.

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Don't you interrupt me, you vagina! I was givin' a heart-wrenchin' soliloquy about me feelin's for Tugger!

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• vaginas
• vaginae
• vaginæ

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