hymeno-, hymen- (Greek: membrane, skin; virginal membrane; hymen originally denoted any membrane).Hymen was the god of marriage in Greek mythology and it was a refrain of the song sung at the marriages of the ancient Greeks. In its present specific meaning, it was first used by Vesalius in 1550. hymen: hymenal:
hymeneal:
Wedding or bridal song.
hymenectomy:
hymenia:
hymenitis:
hymenography:
hymenology:
Hymenoptera:
hymenopteran:
hymenopterism:
hymenopterous:
hymenorrhaphy:
hymenotome:
hymenotomy:
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