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virginal membrane

virginal membrane noun: the hymen.

Noun

virginal membrane (plural virginal membranes)

  1. The hymen

Forms of virginal membrane

pluralvirginal membranes

Origin of virginal membrane

So called because the membrane is usually damaged by sexual intercourse.

Questions about virginal membrane

What does virginal membrane mean?
Virginal membrane means the hymen.
What part of speech is virginal membrane?
Virginal membrane is a noun.
What is the plural of virginal membrane?
The plural of virginal membrane is virginal membranes.

Words near virginal membrane in the dictionary

  1. virgin wool
  2. virgin's bower
  3. virgin-born
  4. virgina
  5. virginal
  6. virginal membrane
  7. virginal membranes
  8. virginale
  9. virginales
  10. virginalist
  11. virginalists

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