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palatovaginal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpal.ət.əʊ.vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pəˌleɪ.təʊ.vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/
  • General-American: /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˈvæd͡ʒ.ən.əl/
  • rhymes with -aɪnəl
  • rhymes with -ædʒɪnəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the palatine bone and the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, relational

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palatosphenoidal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From palato- + vaginal.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 顎鞘 /颚鞘 (èqiào) — relating to the palatine bone and vaginal process