vaginas
Female genital passages
Vaginas is the plural of vagina, the muscular canal in female mammals extending from the vulva to the cervix.
The word serves both clinical and casual contexts: The textbook discussed vaginas in the chapter on reproductive anatomy.
In informal speech, vagina often loosely refers to the entire external female genitalia, though anatomically that's the vulva.
External female genital region
- labiaVulvar skin folds
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- clitorisFemale genital erectile tissue
hymen · pelvic floor · mucosa · vestibule · fornix · pubis · perineum · mons
Female reproductive medicine physician
- speculumMedical opening device
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- yeast infectionFungal skin or mucosal condition
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
dryness · pH balance · colposcopy · atrophy · inflammation · itching · examination · HPV
Stirring to heightened state
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- penetrationEntry into something
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
erogenous · G-spot · stimulation · intimacy · kegel · tightness · sensation · foreplay
Hindu feminine generative symbol
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
- body positivityAcceptance of all figures
feminism · reclamation · shame · stigma · censorship · destigmatization · representation · visibility
Infant's emergence from womb
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- dilationWidening of an opening
- crowningInstalling as monarch
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
contractions · episiotomy · tearing · postpartum · menstruation · fertility · conception · ovulation
vulva
External female genital region
clitoris · hymen · pelvic floor · mucosa · vestibule · fornix · pubis · perineum · mons · birth canal
gynecologist
Female reproductive medicine physician
- speculumMedical opening device
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- yeast infectionFungal skin or mucosal condition
prolapse · dryness · pH balance · colposcopy · atrophy · inflammation · itching · examination · HPV · trichomoniasis
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- penetrationEntry into something
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
pleasure · erogenous · G-spot · stimulation · intimacy · kegel · tightness · sensation · foreplay · intercourse
yoni
Hindu feminine generative symbol
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
body positivity · feminism · reclamation · shame · stigma · censorship · destigmatization · representation · visibility · self-examination
childbirth
Infant's emergence from womb
labor · contractions · episiotomy · tearing · postpartum · menstruation · fertility · conception · ovulation · pregnancy
- vaginal fluidsReproductive tract secretions
- vaginal birthsChildbirth through birth canal
- vaginal sexPenile-vaginal penetration
- vaginal dischargeFluid from female genitalia
- vaginal deliveryBirth through birth canal
- vaginal examInternal female reproductive inspection