A fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term information
- MA:0000394
- UMLS:C0042232 (ncithesaurus:Vagina)
- EV:0100117
- VHOG:0001138
- GAID:381
- galen:Vagina
- NCIT:C12407
- BTO:0000243
- Wikipedia:Vagina
- EFO:0000976
- MESH:D014621
- MIAA:0000128
- FMA:19949
- CALOHA:TS-1103
- MAT:0000128
- SCTID:181441005
- EMAPA:18986
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Illu_repdt_female.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Vaginal_opening_-_english_description.jpg
'The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.' Liem KF, Bemis WE, Walker WF, Grande L, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective, Third Edition (2001) Orlando Fla.: Harcourt College Publishers, p.688
The genital canal in the female, leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus. [TFD][VHOG]
Organ with organ cavity which connects the cervical canal of uterus to the vestibule of vagina.[FMA]
The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.[well established][VHOG]