vagina

vagina /va·gi·na/ (vah-ji´nah) pl. vagi´nae   [L.]

1. a sheath or sheathlike structure.

2. the canal in the female, from the vulva to the cervix uteri, that receives the penis in copulation.vag´inal

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va·gi·na (v-jn)

n. pl. va·gi·nas or va·gi·nae (-n)

1. The genital canal in the female, leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus.

2. A sheathlike anatomical structure.

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Vagina

The tube-like passage from the vulva (a woman's external genital structures) to the cervix (the portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina).

Mentioned in: Condom, Menopause, Placenta Previa, Placental Abruption

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vagina

[vəjī′nə]

Etymology: L, sheath

the part of the female genitalia that forms a canal from the orifice through the vestibule to the uterine cervix. It is behind the bladder and urethra and in front of the rectum. In the adult woman the anterior wall of the vagina is about 7 cm long, and the posterior wall is about 9 cm long. The canal is actually a potential space; the walls usually touch. The muscles of the vagina are innervated by the pudendal nerve and perfused by the vaginal artery.

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vagina

1. any sheath or sheathlike structure.

2. the canal in the female from the external genitalia (vulva) to the cervix uteri.

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vagina bulbi

see tenon's capsule.

vagina carotica

the fascial sheath surrounding the carotid artery and also containing the internal jugular vein and vagus nerves. Called also carotid sheath.

double vagina

secondary vaginal pouch.

external vagina of the optic nerve

fascial sheath around the optic nerve and continuous with that of the eyeball.

pneumo-vagina

see pneumovagina.

sunken vagina

a condition seen in older mares in which the vagina falls forward, resulting in pooling of urine and vaginal secretions and pneumovagina.