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Topic: HUMAN

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: Greek, 'thin covering of skin'

hymen

 noun
     
hy‧men [countable]
HBH a piece of skin that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of some girls or women who have not had sex
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