Meanings
alternative per vagina
- not comparablemedicineThrough the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbThrough the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.
Origin
Naturalized into medical English from neoclassical use of Latin in the professions. Exists in loanword form (retaining the Latin inflection, -am) and also in a further naturalized form with reanalysis in English morphology, per vagina = per + vagina, in parallel with other per + [English noun] constructions, such as per instructions or per statute.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
per vaginam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20vaginam
“per vaginam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20vaginam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per vaginam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20vaginam.
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