per vagina en · ADV
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.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Through the vagina; by way of the vagina (usually with reference to the vaginal route of administration or vaginal bleeding).