vagin/o
vagina
From Latin vagina, sheath, scabbard
Meaning
What does vagin/o mean?
vagin/o is a root meaning vagina. It comes from Latin vagina, sheath, scabbard.
Inside words it is spelled vagin.
Latin vagin/o forms most condition names (vaginitis, vaginosis); Greek colp/o forms most procedure names (colposcopy).
In real words
Medical words with vagin/o
relating to the bladder and vagina, as in a vesicovaginal fistula, an abnormal opening between the two
relating to the uterus and vagina, as in uterovaginal prolapse
inflammation of the vagina
relating to the vagina
a vaginal condition, usually bacterial vaginosis, in which the normal balance of vaginal bacteria is upset
passing through or done by way of the vagina, as a transvaginal ultrasound
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 7.2: Word Components Related to the Female Reproductive System
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- vagino- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Female reproduction
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