单词 | hymen |
释义 | hymen (haɪmen) Word forms: plural hymens countable noun A hymen is a piece of skin that covers the entrance to a girl's or woman's vagina and breaks, usually when she has sex for the first time. [medicine]hymen in British English (ˈhaɪmɛn) noun anatomy a fold of mucous membrane that partly covers the entrance to the vagina and is usually ruptured when sexual intercourse takes place for the first time Derived forms hymenal (ˈhymenal) adjective Word origin C17: from Greek: membraneHymen in British English (ˈhaɪmɛn) noun the Greek and Roman god of marriage Hymen in American English (ˈhaɪmən) noun 1. Greek Mythology the god of marriage 2. [h-]; OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic a wedding song or poem Word origin L < Gr Hymēn: see hymenhymen in American English (ˈhaɪmən) noun the thin mucous membrane that closes part or sometimes all of the opening of the vagina; maidenhead Derived forms hymenal (ˈhymenal) adjective Word origin Gr hymēn, membrane < IE *syumen-, ligature < base *siw- > sewWord lists with Greek |
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