hymen
pronunciation
How to pronounce hymen in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪmən]
How to pronounce hymen in American English:
US [ˈhaɪmən]
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- Noun:
- a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
Word Origin
- hymen
- hymen: see sew
- hymen (n.)
- 1610s, from French hymen (16c.), from medical Latin, ultimately from Greek hymen "membrane (especially 'virginal membrane,' the membrane par excellence); thin skin," from PIE *syu-men-, from root *syu- "to bind, sew" (see sew). Originally any membrane; present specific meaning begins with Vesalius in the 1555 edition of De humani corporis fabrica. Apparently not directly connected to Hymen, the god of marriage, but sharing the same root and supposed to be related in folk etymology.
- Hymen
- 1580s, Greek god of marriage, represented as a youth carrying a torch and a veil, perhaps etymologically "the joiner," literally "the one who sews" (two together); see hymen.
Example
- 1. Hymen can rupture anytime , and has nothing to do with sex .
- 2. Since you 're a virgin and a woman you may be feeling discomfort from your hymen .
- 3. I then explained to her about the hymen and that it 's not something totally covering the vaginal opening .
- 4. Search the words " artificial hymen " on google in chinese , and you 'll get seven million results .
- 5. " There is no difference between a real and fake hymen , " he reasoned , wisely putting pragmatism before principle .