hymenal

Pertaining to maidenhood

Hymenal means relating to the hymen, the thin membrane partially covering the vaginal opening: hymenal tissue, hymenal injury.

The term appears primarily in medical and forensic contexts.

Separately, hymeneal (with an extra syllable) is a rare literary adjective meaning relating to marriage, from Hymen, the Greek god of weddings.

purity

chastity

Abstaining from sexual activity

virtue · celibacy · abstinence · modesty · untouched · undefiled · unsullied · pristine · unblemished · immaculate

nuptial

wedding

Marriage rite and feast

nuptials · matrimony · betrothal · conjugal · consummation · wedding night · bride · marital · union · trousseau

anatomical

vaginal

Of the birth canal

imperforate · annular · cribriform · collagen · elasticity · mucosa · epithelium · estrogen · gynecology · obstetrics

Opposites
anatomical location

hymenalexternal

Located on outside

vaginal · uterine · cervical · ovarian · vulvar

membrane type

hymenalperitoneal

Of the abdominal lining

pleural · pericardial · synovial · tympanic · mucous

Family

hymen, hymeneal, hymens

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