hymen

Etymology

From French hymen, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin, membrane”).

noun

  1. (anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
  2. (figurative) Marriage.

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