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colpeurysis

colpeurysis noun: the dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.

Noun

colpeurysis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
    • The improvement in the symptoms after colpeurysis proves their connection with the vaginal cicatrices, and renders it probable that the pain is the result of tension or pressure caused by them, or of the remains of inflammatory swelling in the region of the sacro-ischiatic plexus.1887, Franz Winckel, “Lesions of the Vagina and their Results, Vaginal Cicatrices”, in Joseph H. Williamson, transl., Diseases of Women: A Handbook for Physicians and Students, Philadelphia: P....

Origin of colpeurysis

See colpo- (“vagina”), eury- (“wide, broad”) and -sis.

Questions about colpeurysis

What does colpeurysis mean?
Colpeurysis means the dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
What part of speech is colpeurysis?
Colpeurysis is a noun.

Words near colpeurysis in the dictionary

  1. colpeo
  2. colpeo zorro
  3. colpeos
  4. colpeurynter
  5. colpeurynters
  6. colpeurysis
  7. colpi
  8. colpindach
  9. colpindachs
  10. colpitis
  11. Colpman

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