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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 and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

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  • noun a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth

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