a thin fold of vascularized mucous membrane at the vaginal orifice
A thin piece of skin over the opening of a woman's vagina. It can be broken through sport or hard physical work or when a woman first has sex. Sometimes it bleeds when it first breaks.
A thin membrane that partially covers the vaginal entrance of most females at birth. Often broken during heavy physical activities or initial vaginal penetration.
The thin membrane that protects the vagina when a girl is quite young. Most girls' hymens are usually separated or “torn†during sports or by using tampons, while others' hymens are stretched during heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
referring to a membrane (_Hymenocallis_ = "beautiful membrane," referring to the membrane which connects the base of the anthers in this genus ofthe spider lily)
Hymen was the god of marriage and invoked during the wedding ceremony with the chant "O Hymen, Hymenaeus"; thus he was the overseer of hymeneal or marriage rites. Originally the Greek word hymen referred to any membrane, but today the hymen is a membranous fold of tissue which covers the outer orifice of the vagina.
A thin membrane of skin covering part (not all) of a woman's vaginal canal. A girl's or woman's hymen may or may not be there, and that isn't always because of sex. It used to be thought that the hymen was evidence of whether or not a woman had had sexual intercourse, but that is not true. It can be torn from tampons, exercise, or other non-sexual use. Not even all women are born with intact hymens! For more info, see "Does it hurt the first time I have sex?".
A thin membrane that partially covers the vaginal entrance of most females at birth; although an intact hymen is sometimes erroneously thought to prove virginity, it can actually be broken by many activities besides intercourse.
Greek = membrane; across the virginal vagina.
Membranous tissue partially or completely covering the external opening of the vagina in virgin mares.
A thin piece of skin that stretches over the opening of the vagina. There is a small opening in it to let blood flow out of the vagina during a period. People used to think that a HYMEN that wasn't broken meant a girl was a virgin. Now we know that it has a small hole in it that can get stretched more just from running, playing or using tampons. Some girls are even born without a HYMEN.
a protective membrane located in the opening of the vagina; the size and thickness depends on each girl. This membrane is torn when sexual intercourse takes place for the first time; for some people this results in bleeding while for others it may not.
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
a circular band of thin tissue surrounding the vaginal opening
a pretty thin membrane in the vagina
a stretchy layer of skin inside of the vagina that some girls are born with
A fold of thin, fleshy tissue that stretches across part of the opening of the vagina in some women.
A thin sheath of tissue partially covering the vaginal passage that can be broken by active sports.
A thin membrane at the opening of the vagina.
(HIGH-men) - the protective strip of skin or membrane which stretches at least partly across the vaginal opening and has a hole or sometimes several holes in it.
A delicate piece of tissue inside the vagina. Because the hymen can be stretched or torn during sexual intercourse, the hymen is seen as a sign that a girl is virgin. However, some girls are born with no hymen at all. For others, the hymen can become stretched or torn during sports or for no obvious reason at all. Therefore, not having a hymen is not necessarily a sign that a girl is not a virgin.
Greek; God of Marriage and Commitment. His counterpart is Dionysus.
A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance of the vagina in some women. Sexual intercourse tears an intact hymen, and so an intact hymen is viewed as a sign of virginity in a woman. However, the hymen is often torn through non-sexual activities and some women are born without a hymen.
the thin piece of skin just inside the vaginal opening in girls and women. Back to the top
a thin fold of membrane partly closing the opening of the vagina; usually torn during first sexual intercourse or insertion of a tampon
A thin membrane which covers the opening of the vagina.
thin membrane of skin covering the opening of the vagina.
A membrane that partially covers the virgin vagina.
A fold of flexible membrane that partially covers the vaginal opening.
A thin membrane that covers the opening of the vagina.
A thin tissue membrane covering the opening of the vagina. The hymen may be stretched or broken through sex, tampon use, or other situations (e.g., riding a bike).
a thin, delicate membrane (a membrane is like skin, but much thinner). It partially covers the opening of the vagina in most girls.
any tissue that partly or completely covers the vaginal opening
a thin bit of tissue, or membrane, that may partially cover the opening of the vagina
A thin, fleshy tissue that covers the opening of the vagina. It can be broken or stretched during regular physical activity, even before you start having sex. It may tear and bleed a little when you have sex for the first time if it hasn't broken or stretched up until then. Historically, the breaking of a woman or girl's hymen is the moment she "loses her virginity."
A membrane at the entrance to a woman's vagina. This membrane usually breaks or tears during first intercourse.
A thin membrane which covers the opening to a virgin's vagina. The hymen does have a small opening which permits douching and the use of tampons but not sexual intercourse. When the hymen is broken on the honeymoon during sexual intercourse, some pain and slight bleeding may occur.
The hymen (from the Greek word for membrane; also called maidenhead or in slang cherry; also used as a name for the Greek God of marriage and weddings, Hymenaeus) is a fold of mucous membrane which surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening. It forms part of the vulva, or external genitalia. Emans, S.