[ noun ] the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus <noun.body> the vagina receives the penis during coitusthe vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus
Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vagin[ae]}. [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of {Spermatheca}.
3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.
They release hormones slowly through the skin of the vagina.