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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The passageway through which the fetus is expelled during parturition, leading from the uterus through the cervix and the vagina.
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- noun anatomy The combined
vagina andcervix , when the cervixdilates duringbirth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
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