vaginal

UK/vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/US/ˈvæd͡ʒ.ən.əl/

adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,452 of 15,258neutral

Vaginal means to do with the passage leading to the womb. A vaginal examination, vaginal delivery, vaginal infection.

It is the ordinary clinical adjective and belongs to medical rather than everyday speech. Vaginal delivery is the standard term for a birth that is not by caesarean.

Definitions of vaginal

1adjectivevaginalTo do with the passage leading to the womb.B2+
“The notes recorded a vaginal delivery with no complications.”

vaginal is a quality.

Where it comes from

New Latin vaginalis comes from Latin vagina, a sheath or scabbard.

New Latin
vāgīnālis
English, today
vaginal

New Latin vāgīnālis, from vāgīna + -ālis; equivalent to vagina + -al.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

vaginal in the wild

The vaginal introitus is normally partly covered by a thin layer of mucosal tissue called the hymen.
Vagina
The G-spot may be an extension of the clitoris, which may be the actual cause of vaginal orgasms.
G-spot
The treatment of vaginal bleeding is dependent on the specific cause, which can often be determined through a thorough history, physical, and medical testing.
Vaginal bleeding
Normal vaginal discharge may have a thin, watery consistency or a thick, sticky consistency, and it may be clear or white in color.
Vaginal discharge
Normal vaginal discharge may be large in volume but typically does not have a strong odor, nor is it typically associated with itching or pain.
Vaginal discharge

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