paravaginal

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ vaginal.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnəl
• Rhymes: -ædʒɪnəl

Adjective

paravaginal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Adjacent to the wall of the vagina.

   Coordinate terms: perivaginal, extravaginal, intravaginal

   • 2015 May 19, Neha Sood et al., “High Grade Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking a Recurrent Angiomyxoma in the Perineum”, in Rare Tumors‎^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     Fourteen months prior, she had similar complaints and was diagnosed with superficial angiomyxoma of the perineum after surgical resection of the mass from the left paravaginal and pararectal space.

Related terms

• paravaginally (adverb)

 

See also

• paracolpitis