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supravaˈginal, a. Anat.
[See supra- 1 b and vaginal.]
Situated above or outside a sheath or sheathing membrane; situated, or performed, above the vagina.
1891in Cent. Dict. 1893H. Morris Treat. Hum. Anat. 890 The supravaginal space around the optic nerve. Ibid. 1083 The cervix..may be divided into..an upper supravaginal zone, a middle zone of vaginal attachment, and a lower intravaginal zone, the os uteri. 1901Lancet 5 Oct. 917 Arguments..in favour of supra-vaginal amputation of the uterus rather than total hysterectomy. |