Definition of Introitus

1. Noun. Entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening). "The introitus of the vagina"

Generic synonyms: Opening, Orifice, Porta

Definition of Introitus

1. Noun. (medicine) The entrance to a hollow organ or canal; often specifically the entrance to the vagina. ¹

2. Noun. (music) A piece of music played before a mass; a musical introduction of any sort. ¹

3. Noun. (alternative spelling of introit) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Introitus

1. The vaginal opening. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Introitus

introfy
introfying
introgastric
introgress
introgressant
introgressants
introgressed
introgresses
introgressing
introgression
introgressions
introgressive
introing
introit
introits
introitus canalis
introitus of facial canal
introitus vaginæ
introject
introjected
introjecting
introjection
introjections
introjects
introld
intromission
intromissions

Literary usage of Introitus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A New School of Gregorian Chant by Dominicus Johner (1906)
"To the variable Mass chants (the Proper), ie, those chants which have different words according to the season or feast, belong: introitus ..."

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