vaginally
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- adverb
- /ˈvædʒɪnəli/
- Anxiety and never having delivered a baby vaginally may also create a slightly more uncomfortable experience.
- delivered vaginally
- twin delivered vaginally
Examples
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I know some who have had babies vaginally after c-section.
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The epidemic of women having a C-section who could have safely delivered vaginally is only just beginning to show its impacts.
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Do not worry; you can try to have the baby vaginally next time.
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That would be extremely uncomfortable to push out vaginally.
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Giving birth, vaginally or by C-section, is serious, but these days it's pretty safe.
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Your wife's hemorrhaging vaginally and we need to ask you some questions.
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You do realize babies have been safely born breech vaginally since women have been birthing, right?
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The percentage of women who suffer PTSD after childbirth is small, both for those who deliver vaginally and those who deliver by C-section.
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All 6 babies in the 3 sets, with the first twin delivered vaginally and the second by caesarean, were very small (birthweight 790-1380 g).
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Many women choose to give birth vaginally to avoid major surgery.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vaginally comes from vagina, a Latin word meaning 'sheath' or 'covering' that later became the name for the female birth canal. So vaginally means 'in a way that involves the vagina', used when something is put into or done through that part of the body.