per vagina

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, per +‎ vagina, parallel to constructions such as per mouth, per nostrils, per rectum, per statute, per ordinance, per tradition, and others. Sometimes viewed as a misconstruction of per vaginam, borrowed directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnə

Adverb

per vagina (not comparable)

1. Through the vagina; by way of the vagina (usually with reference to the vaginal route of administration or vaginal bleeding).