Introitus
introitus in·tro·i·tus (ĭn-trō’ĭ-təs)
n. pl. introitus
The entrance into a canal or hollow organ, such as the vagina.
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[in-truh-jekt] /ˌɪn trəˈdʒɛkt/ verb (used with or without object), Psychoanalysis. 1. to incorporate by . /ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkt/ verb (psychol) 1. (intransitive) (esp of a child) to incorporate ideas of others, or (in fantasy) of objects 2. to turn (feelings for another) towards oneself v. 1925, probably a back-formation from introjection. Related: Introjected; introjecting.
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[in-truh-jek-shuh n] /ˌɪn trəˈdʒɛk ʃən/ noun, Psychoanalysis. 1. an unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates into his or her own psychic apparatus the characteristics of another person or object. /ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən/ noun 1. (psychol) the act or process of introjecting n. 1866, from intro- + stem abstracted from projection. In philosophical and psychoanalytical use, […]
- Intromission
[in-truh-mit] /ˌɪn trəˈmɪt/ verb (used with object), intromitted, intromitting. 1. to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit. /ˌɪntrəˈmɪʃən/ noun 1. a less common word for insertion, introduction /ˌɪntrəˈmɪt/ verb -mits, -mitting, -mitted 1. (transitive) (rare) to enter or insert or allow to enter or be inserted intromission in·tro·mis·sion (ĭn’trə-mĭsh’ən) n. The act or process […]
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[in-truh-mit] /ˌɪn trəˈmɪt/ verb (used with object), intromitted, intromitting. 1. to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit. /ˌɪntrəˈmɪt/ verb -mits, -mitting, -mitted 1. (transitive) (rare) to enter or insert or allow to enter or be inserted intromit in·tro·mit (ĭn’trə-mĭt’) v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.
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[in-truh-mit] /ˌɪn trəˈmɪt/ verb (used with object), intromitted, intromitting. 1. to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit. /ˌɪntrəˈmɪt/ verb -mits, -mitting, -mitted 1. (transitive) (rare) to enter or insert or allow to enter or be inserted intromittent in·tro·mit·tent (ĭn’trə-mĭt’ənt) adj. Conveying or sending into a body or cavity. intromit in·tro·mit (ĭn’trə-mĭt’) v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, […]