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MeSH Heading: Vagina
Tree Number(s): A05.360.319.779
Unique ID: D014621
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014621
Annotation: "vaginal bleeding" is probably UTERINE HEMORRHAGE but check text; inflammation = VAGINITIS or specifics; surg: consider COLPOTOMY; "vaginal opening" (assessing SEXUAL MATURATION by repeated daily inspection of laboratory animals): index SEXUAL MATURATION + VAGINA
Scope Note: The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)
See Also: Colposcopy
Consider Also: consider also terms at COLPO-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Vagina MeSH Descriptor Data 2025