vaginal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
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pertaining to or resembling a sheath.
Other Word Forms
- intervaginal adjective
- nonvaginal adjective
- vaginally adverb
Etymology
Origin of vaginal
Example Sentences
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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.
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
These DIY test kits containing a vaginal swab will be sent out more widely at some point this year.
From BBC
Local estrogen therapy typically involves applying a topical, low-dose estrogen to the vaginal area to treat genitourinary symptoms of menopause such as vaginal dryness as well as recurrent urinary tract infections.
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