vaginal
adjective
vag·i·nal
ˈva-jə-nᵊl 
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the genital vagina
2
: of or relating to a theca
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The mother was hospitalized twice over the past week, initially for lightheadedness and then for vaginal bleeding, the petition said, which doctors said was due to high stress and high blood pressure.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
One of these, Evvy, launched in 2021 and makes an at-home test that sequences the DNA of more than 700 vaginal microbes to can point to underlying or impending issues like STIs, UTIs, yeast infections and BV.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors said a rape kit collected during Kepner’s autopsy included vaginal swabs that tested positive for male DNA, and one swab also tested positive for sperm.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The vaginal pH of female olive baboons decreases, threatening sperm, after a female has mated with a genetically similar male.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
One of these, Evvy, launched in 2021 and makes an at-home test that sequences the DNA of more than 700 vaginal microbes to can point to underlying or impending issues like STIs, UTIs, yeast infections and BV.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors said a rape kit collected during Kepner’s autopsy included vaginal swabs that tested positive for male DNA, and one swab also tested positive for sperm.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The vaginal pH of female olive baboons decreases, threatening sperm, after a female has mated with a genetically similar male.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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“Vaginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaginal. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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vaginal
1 of 2 adjective
va·gi·nal
ˈvaj-ən-ᵊl, sometimes və-ˈjī-nᵊl
1
2
a
: of, relating to, or affecting the genital vagina
vaginal discharge
vaginal infection
b
: occurring through the birth canal
a vaginal delivery
a vaginal birth
vaginal
2 of 2 noun
: a vaginal anatomical part (as a muscle)
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