hymen
A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
Related words
- hymenectomy
- hymenitis
- hymenless
- hymenlike
- hymenology
- hymenal
- hymenate
- hymenoplasty
- hymenorrhaphy
- hymenotomy
- imperforate hymen
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ὑμήν" (skin; membrane).
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