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VAGINAL ORIFICE [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
ostium vaginae
Latin
A09.2.01.015
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The narrowest portion of the canal, in the floor of the vestibule posterior to the urethral orifice.

OBS

vaginal orifice; vaginal opening; vaginal ostium : designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.015: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ostium vaginae
Latin
A09.2.01.015
classification system code, see observation
CONT

[...] l'orifice du vagin est séparé de l'anus et du canal anal par le noyau fibreux du périnée.

OBS

orifice du vagin : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.015 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ostium vaginae
Latin
A09.2.01.015
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Hendidura exterior de la vagina en el vestíbulo de la vulva, situada en la línea media, debajo y detrás del orificio uretral externo, y cubierta parcialmente por el himen.

OBS

orificio vaginal: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.2.01.015: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 2 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition in which the walls of the vagina, either anterior or posterior, protrude through the vaginal orifice.

OBS

colpocele: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Variété anatomique de prolapsus génital partiel, caractérisé par un glissement vers le bas de la paroi antérieure (colpocèle antérieure ou cystocèle), ou de la paroi postérieure du vagin (colpocèle postérieure).

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Genitals
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
DEF

Downward displacement of the uterus, the cervix sometimes protruding from the vaginal orifice.

OBS

The term "uterine prolapse" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes génitaux
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Descente de l'utérus dans le vagin.

Spanish

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