English noun: Hymen | |||
1. | Hymen (person) (Greek mythology) the god of marriage | ||
Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
2. | hymen (body) a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | ||
Synonyms | maidenhead, virginal membrane | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mucosa, mucous membrane | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | imperforate hymen | ||
Part meronym | vagina | ||