hymenal
41caruncle — n. a small red fleshy swelling. The lacrimal caruncle is the red prominence at the inner angle of the eye. Hymenal caruncles occur around the mucous membrane lining the vaginal opening …
42hymen — n. membrane partly closing vagina; maidenhead. ♦ hymenal, a …
43hymen — [hī′mən] n. [Gr hymēn, membrane < IE * syumen , ligature < base * siw > SEW] the thin mucous membrane that closes part or sometimes all of the opening of the vagina; maidenhead hymenal adj …
44hymen — n. Anat. a membrane which partially closes the opening of the vagina and is usu. broken at the first occurrence of sexual intercourse. Derivatives: hymenal adj. Etymology: LL f. Gk humen membrane …
45Hymen — n. Anat. a membrane which partially closes the opening of the vagina and is usu. broken at the first occurrence of sexual intercourse. Derivatives: hymenal adj. Etymology: LL f. Gk humen membrane …
46virginal membrane — noun a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin • Syn: ↑hymen, ↑maidenhead • Derivationally related forms: ↑hymenal (for: ↑hymen) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
