Fossa of vestibule of vagina

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Fossa of vestibule of vagina
External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart.
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LatinFossa vestibuli vaginae,
fossa navicularis vestibuli vaginae
Anatomical terminology

The fossa of vestibule of vagina (or fossa navicularis) is a boat-shaped depression between the vagina/hymen and the frenulum labiorum pudendi. The small openings of the Bartholin's ducts can be seen in the grooves between the hymen and the labia minora, on either side.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1323 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)