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introituses

introituses is the plural of introitus.

Meaning of introitus

Noun

introitus (plural introituses)

  1. The entrance to a hollow organ or canal; often specifically the entrance to the vagina.
    • During NA therapy, 49 of the 54 women cleared their introitus of all Enterobacteriaceae.1980, Thomas Alexander Stamey, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections, Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 144, →ISBN
  2. A piece of music played before a mass; a musical introduction of any sort.
    • Five have an introitus (introduction) that stands outside the isorhythmic scheme;¹⁰⁸ some of these introitus are instrumental rather than vocal […]1954, Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance, W.W. Norton, page 22

Questions about introituses

What is introituses the plural of?
Introituses is the plural of introitus.

Words near introituses in the dictionary

  1. introits
  2. introitus
  3. introitus vaginae
  4. introitus vaginarum
  5. introitus vaginæ
  6. introituses
  7. introject
  8. introjected
  9. introjecting
  10. introjection
  11. introjections

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