"per vaginam" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Naturalized into medical English from neoclassical use of Latin in the professions. Exists in loanword form (retaining the Latin inflection, -am) and also in a further naturalized form with reanalysis in English morphology, per vagina = per + vagina, in parallel with other per + [English noun] constructions, such as per instructions or per statute. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|en|per vagina}} per vagina, {{m|en|per}} per, {{m|en|vagina}} vagina Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} per vaginam (not comparable)
  1. (medicine) Through the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: PV [abbreviation], vaginally, per vagina
    Sense id: en-per_vaginam-en-adv-wiiksSS4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Alternative forms

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