vaginal

adjective vah-zhee-NAL Rare

Usage Note

Vaginal is a medical and anatomical adjective; the feminine form is vaginale, and the plural masculine is vaginaux. It is used neutrally in medical contexts. The related noun le vagin is the standard anatomical term.

Examples

"Une infection vaginale nécessite un traitement médical."

Natural Translation

A vaginal infection requires medical treatment.

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