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VIRGINAL MEMBRANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does virginal membrane mean?
• VIRGINAL MEMBRANE (noun)
The noun VIRGINAL MEMBRANE has 1 sense:
1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
Familiarity information: VIRGINAL MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hymen; maidenhead; virginal membrane
Hypernyms ("virginal membrane" is a kind of...):
mucosa; mucous membrane (mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "virginal membrane"):
imperforate hymen (hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out)
Holonyms ("virginal membrane" is a part of...):
vagina (the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus)
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