per vaginam
Through the vagina, as by the vaginal route of administrationThrough the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Through the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.
Origin
Naturalized into medical English from neoclassical use of Latin in the professions. ExistsNaturalized into medical English from neoclassical use of Latin in the professions. Exists in loanword form (retaining the Latin inflection, -am) and also in a further naturalized form with reanalysis in English morphology, per vagina = per + vagina, in parallel with other per + [English noun] constructions, such as per instructions or per statute.
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