Membrane, vaginal — A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is usually present at birth at the orifice of the vagina. It is also called the hymen, a Greek word meaning skin or membrane. The ancient… … Medical dictionary
vaginal — vaginal, ale, aux [ vaʒinal, o ] adj. • 1762; « en forme de gaine » 1727; de vagin 1 ♦ Du vagin. Muqueuse vaginale. Sécrétions vaginales. ⇒ cyprine. Orgasme vaginal. Se dit d une femme dont la sexualité vaginale est développée. Subst. Une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vaginal — Vag i*nal, a. [Cf. F. vaginal.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal bone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaginal — vaginal, ale (va ji nal, na l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. 1° Qui est en forme de gaîne. Apophyse vaginale, lame saillante qui embrasse la base de l apophyse styloïde de l os temporal. Tunique vaginale, membrane séreuse qui enveloppe le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Vaginal artery — Infobox Artery Name = Vaginal artery Latin = arteria vaginalis GraySubject = 155 GrayPage = 616 Caption = Arteries of the female reproductive tract (posterior view): uterine artery, ovarian artery and vaginal arteries. Caption2 = Vessels of the… … Wikipedia
vaginal — Relating to the vagina or to any sheath. [Mod. L. vaginalis] * * * va·gi·nal vaj ən əl,sometimes və jī nəl adj 1) of, relating to, or resembling a vagina: THECAL <a vaginal synovial membrane surrounding a tendon> 2 a) of, relating to, or… … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
vaginal gland — a type of mucus secreting gland found in the vaginal mucous membrane … Medical dictionary
Vaginal fornix — The fornix of the vagina (in medical Latin, the fornix vaginae ) refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina … Medical dictionary
VAGINAL — ALE. adj. T. d Anat. Qui a rapport au vagin. Membrane vaginale. Ligaments vaginaux … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
