Hymen

  • 71hymen — hy·men || haɪmen n. membrane which partly covers the external opening of the vagina of a virgin …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 72hymen — [ hʌɪmən] noun a membrane which partially closes the opening of the vagina and whose presence is traditionally taken to be a mark of virginity. Derivatives hymenal adjective Origin C16: via late L. from Gk humēn membrane …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 73•hymen — o (G). A membrane …

    Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • 74hymen — n. 1. (Mythol.) God of marriage. 2. (A nat.) Virginal membrane, maidenhead …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 75hymen — noun (C) a piece of skin that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of some girls or women who have not had sex …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76hymen —   Greek, meaning ‘thin’ or ‘membranous’, e.g. the first part of the specific epithet of Zamia hymenophyllidia, though technically referring to leaves, this epithet actually refers to the extremely thin, almost transparent leaflets.   See also… …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • 77hymen — hy·men …

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  • 78hymen — n. the membrane that covers the opening of the vagina at birth but usually perforates spontaneously before puberty. If the initial opening is small it may tear, with slight loss of blood, at the first occasion of sexual intercourse …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 79Hymen — Hy•men [[t]ˈhaɪ mən[/t]] n. myt the ancient Greek god of marriage …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80hymen — /ˈhaɪmən / (say huymuhn) noun a fold of mucous membrane partially closing the external orifice of the vagina. {Greek: thin skin, membrane} …