The median slit located inferior and posterior to the external urethral orifice in the female; the exit for menstrual flow and birth and the entrance for the penis during sexual intercourse; the size and appearance of the vaginal orifice varies inversely with that of the hymen (G. membrane), a thin fold of mucous membrane that surrounds the vaginal orifice. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith MP : 0001142 ]
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- The median slit located inferior and posterior to the external urethral orifice in the female; the exit for menstrual flow and birth and the entrance for the penis during sexual intercourse; the size and appearance of the vaginal orifice varies inversely with that of the hymen (G. membrane), a thin fold of mucous membrane that surrounds the vaginal orifice.
- introitus
- ostium vaginae
- vaginal orifice
- orifice of vagina
- opening of vagina
- vagina opening
- uberon
- introitus
- vaginal introitus
- introitus of vagina
- UBERON:0012317