vulvo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vulva n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < vulva n. + -o- connective.Compare French vulvo-, formations in which are found from the early 19th cent.

Anatomy and Medicine.

1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘vulvar and ——’, as vulvo-scrotal, vulvo-uterine, vulvo-vaginal, etc.

ΚΠ

1803 tr. J. Burdin Course Med. Stud. III. 119 It is highly probable, that the secretion of a chancre applied to the membrane of the urethra, or of the vulvo-uterine conduit [Fr. conduit vulvo-utérin], may sometimes produce a syphilitic blennorrhagia.

1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 46 The Vulvo-vaginal gland had been completely lost sight of by modern anatomists.

1893 D. J. Cunningham Man. Pract. Anat. I. 380 The two fascial pouches..are sometimes spoken of as the vulvo-scrotal sacs.

1979 European Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. & Reprod. Biol. 9 127/1 Vaginal candidiasis usually remains confined to the vulvo-anal region.

2002 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 July 138/2 Oedema may be reduced by applying cold compresses on the vulvoperineal region.

2. Forming nouns denoting conditions affecting the vulva.

vulvovaginitis n.

Brit.

/ˌvʌlvə(ʊ)vadʒᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs/

U.S.

/ˌvəlvoʊˌvædʒəˈnaɪdᵻs/

inflammation or infection of the vulva and vagina; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. 9 113 The urine may be so irritating as to cause a vulvo-vaginitis in the female infant.

1954 G. P. Gladstone & W. E. van Heyningen in H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxi. 382 The secretion of the vaginal mucosa is alkaline, and the gonococcus can survive in it and penetrate the mucous membrane, setting up a vulvovaginitis.

2002 Hotdog Feb. 87/3 Some conditions which may benefit from a visit to your gynaecologist are vaginosis, vulvodynia and vulvovaginitis.

vulvodynia n.

Brit.

/ˌvʌlvəˈdɪnɪə/

U.S.

/ˌvəlvəˈdɪniə/

pain in the region of the vulva; spec. a condition characterized by persistent, typically burning pain in the vulva for which there is no obvious or clear cause (but possibly neuropathic in origin).

ΚΠ

1896 Times & Reg. (U.S.) 4 July 26/1 Vulvar neuralgia (vulvodynia or vulvalgia).

1978 H. M. M. Tovell & A. W. Young in Clin. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 21 961 The term vulvodynia, or pudendagra, describes the patients' complaints.

2010 Wired Feb. 102/4 The site has actually advanced research into vulvodynia and several other conditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vulvo-
释义	vulvo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vulva n., -o- connective. Etymology: < vulva n. + -o- connective.Compare French vulvo-, formations in which are found from the early 19th cent. Anatomy and Medicine. 1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘vulvar and ——’, as vulvo-scrotal, vulvo-uterine, vulvo-vaginal, etc. ΚΠ 1803 tr. J. Burdin Course Med. Stud. III. 119 It is highly probable, that the secretion of a chancre applied to the membrane of the urethra, or of the vulvo-uterine conduit [Fr. conduit vulvo-utérin], may sometimes produce a syphilitic blennorrhagia. 1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 46 The Vulvo-vaginal gland had been completely lost sight of by modern anatomists. 1893 D. J. Cunningham Man. Pract. Anat. I. 380 The two fascial pouches..are sometimes spoken of as the vulvo-scrotal sacs. 1979 European Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. & Reprod. Biol. 9 127/1 Vaginal candidiasis usually remains confined to the vulvo-anal region. 2002 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 July 138/2 Oedema may be reduced by applying cold compresses on the vulvoperineal region. 2. Forming nouns denoting conditions affecting the vulva. vulvovaginitis n. Brit. /ˌvʌlvə(ʊ)vadʒᵻˈnʌɪtᵻs/ , U.S. /ˌvəlvoʊˌvædʒəˈnaɪdᵻs/ inflammation or infection of the vulva and vagina; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. 9 113 The urine may be so irritating as to cause a vulvo-vaginitis in the female infant. 1954 G. P. Gladstone & W. E. van Heyningen in H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxi. 382 The secretion of the vaginal mucosa is alkaline, and the gonococcus can survive in it and penetrate the mucous membrane, setting up a vulvovaginitis. 2002 Hotdog Feb. 87/3 Some conditions which may benefit from a visit to your gynaecologist are vaginosis, vulvodynia and vulvovaginitis. vulvodynia n. Brit. /ˌvʌlvəˈdɪnɪə/ , U.S. /ˌvəlvəˈdɪniə/ pain in the region of the vulva; spec. a condition characterized by persistent, typically burning pain in the vulva for which there is no obvious or clear cause (but possibly neuropathic in origin). ΚΠ 1896 Times & Reg. (U.S.) 4 July 26/1 Vulvar neuralgia (vulvodynia or vulvalgia). 1978 H. M. M. Tovell & A. W. Young in Clin. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 21 961 The term vulvodynia, or pudendagra, describes the patients' complaints. 2010 Wired Feb. 102/4 The site has actually advanced research into vulvodynia and several other conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1803
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