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