hymen

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Introduction

A thin membranous fold occluding the ostium of the vagina prior to its rupture by sexual intercourse or other mechanisms. It is frequently absent, even in virgins; however remnants may remain as hymenal tags.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999