virginal membrane

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
virginal membrane
    n 1: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
         vagina of a virgin [syn: {hymen}, {maidenhead}, {virginal
         membrane}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
   Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
   "Chastity and honor virginal." --Spenser.
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   {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis.

   {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen.
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