Hymen
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hymen-178-2794607
title:
Hymen
text:
The hymen is a thin piece of mucosal tissue that surrounds or partially covers the vaginal introitus. A small percentage are born with hymens that are imperforate and completely obstruct the vaginal canal. It forms part of the vulva and is similar in structure to the vagina. The term comes straight from the Greek, for 'membrane'. In children, a common appearance of the hymen is crescent-shaped, although many shapes are possible. Each shape in the natural range has a Latinate name. During puberty
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Membrane that surrounds or partially covers the vaginal opening
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymen
date created:
2002-09-09T00:49:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T16:44:55Z
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fields total:
13
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