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Vagina

Va-gi′na

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Vaginae
(#)
.
[L.
vagina
a scabbard or sheath.]
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
A sheath; a theca;
as, the
vagina
of the portal vein
.
(b)
Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
2.
(Zool.)
The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of
Spermatheca
.
3.
(Bot.)
The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
4.
(Arch.)
The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or figure seems to issue or arise.

Definition 2024


vagīna

vagīna

See also: ****, ****, vágina, vagína, vagīnā, vaġina, and Appendix:Variations of "****"

Latvian

Noun

vagīna f (4th declension)

  1. (anatomy) ****

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