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vaginalist

vaginalist noun: a gynecological surgeon who specializes in surgery that enters the body through the vagina (as opposed to laparoscopic surgery, for example).

Noun

vaginalist (plural vaginalists)

  1. A gynecological surgeon who specializes in surgery that enters the body through the vagina (as opposed to laparoscopic surgery, for example).
    • M. Jonesco declared himself to be a laparotomist and not a vaginalist, very often the tubes are diseased before tubal pregnancy exists, and that in cases where there had been rupture at the moment of operation, he was able, thanks to laparotomy, to recognize a diseased tube and to remove the two...1899, Medical Times - Volume 27, page 26
    • The unreasonable preference for the vaginal method as a routine procedure was given up by all but a few trained vaginalists, and now we have come to select impartially, according to our knowledge and skill, the proper route for each case.1905, The Chicago Medical Recorder - Volume 27, page 166

Examples of vaginalist in a sentence

  • An experienced 'vaginalist' has has hardly any need for parasocpic assistance which should influence the renaissance of the vaginal method.1998 January, O Dapunt, “Developments in surgical gynecology”, in Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau, volume 38, number 4:
  • Unfortunately, Dargent's operation requires that the surgeon be a “vaginalist,” which may limit its availability.2006, Oncology, page 492:

Forms of vaginalist

pluralvaginalists

Origin of vaginalist

From vaginal + -ist.

Questions about vaginalist

What does vaginalist mean?
Vaginalist means a gynecological surgeon who specializes in surgery that enters the body through the vagina (as opposed to laparoscopic surgery, for example).
How do you use vaginalist in a sentence?
An experienced 'vaginalist' has has hardly any need for parasocpic assistance which should influence the renaissance of the vaginal method.
What part of speech is vaginalist?
Vaginalist is a noun.
What is the plural of vaginalist?
The plural of vaginalist is vaginalists.

Words near vaginalist in the dictionary

  1. vaginal vault
  2. vaginal vaults
  3. vaginaless
  4. vaginalike
  5. vaginalism
  6. vaginalist
  7. vaginalists
  8. vaginalitis
  9. vaginality
  10. vaginalize
  11. vaginalized

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