vagina orifice

Term ID

UBERON:0012317

Synonyms

• introitus
• introitus of vagina
• opening of vagina
• orifice of vagina
• ostium vaginae
• vagina opening
• vaginal introitus
• vaginal orifice

Definition

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 (2)

References

• Vaginal:orifice

Ontology

Cell Ontology