vaginal

adjective

vag·​i·​nal ˈva-jə-nᵊl 

1

: of, relating to, or affecting the genital vagina

2

: of or relating to a theca

vaginally

ˈva-jə-nᵊl-ē 

adverb

Examples of vaginal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Women’s health advocates have argued for years that these blanket warnings have unfairly lumped estrogen applied to the skin and the lining of the vaginal canal with estrogen pills and injections that raise estrogen levels in the blood. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025

Additionally, doctors and menopause advocates have lobbied for years to have the black-box warning downgraded or removed from at least vaginal estrogen medications. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 12 Nov. 2025

In 2023, the brand brought its offerings, including a $16 Slippery Box vaginal moisture-boosting supplement and a $15 Fresh & Clean boric acid suppository supply, to TikTok Shop. —Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025

While most experts agree that vaginal estrogen doesn’t warrant the black box warning—the FDA’s strongest warning—oral and patch versions of estrogen are designed to disperse more widely throughout the body, and therefore pose a different level of risk. —Alice Park, Time, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin vaginalis, from vagina "sheath, vagina" + Latin -ālis -al entry 1

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for vaginal

• affinal
• anginal
• synclinal
• anticlinal
• entorhinal
• isoclinal
• polyvinyl
• transvaginal
• final
• pinal
• spinal
• vinyl

Medical Definition

vaginal

1 of 2 adjective

va·​gi·​nal

ˈvaj-ən-ᵊl, sometimes və-ˈjī-nᵊl

1

: of, relating to, or resembling a vagina : thecal

a vaginal synovial membrane surrounding a tendon

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

vaginally

-ē 

adverb

vaginal

2 of 2 noun

: a vaginal anatomical part (as a muscle)