vagina
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Many people know that a vagina is a ` sheath 'that can envelop a "sword," and that our word for the surgical removal of the uterus, hysterectomy, and hysteria stem from the same root because hysteria was formerly attributed to uterine disturbances.
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- noun Anatomy The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.
- noun Anatomy A similar part in some invertebrates.
- noun Botany A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
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Many people know that a vagina is a ` sheath 'that can envelop a "sword," and that our word for the surgical removal of the uterus, hysterectomy, and hysteria stem from the same root because hysteria was formerly attributed to uterine disturbances.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1 - The men seemed embarrassed by the thanks, shaking as the sweat dried on their bodies in the cold air, their heads jerking as some tried to stay awake and look, red-eyed, into the dawn. — Sharpe's Gold
- In many, if not most, folk traditions, the peepee and the vagina are associated with frogs. — Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
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Just as it seems, a lot of people nowadays seem to think a vagina is the whole kit-n-caboodle down there on your average lassie.
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And yes, the vagina is still up.
— bettyalready Diary Entry
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- Latin vāgīna, sheath.
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/ (və-jīˈnə)/
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