imperforate hymen

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   hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out

   Broaderhymen

Questions about imperforate hymen

What does imperforate hymen mean?

imperforate hymen means "hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out".

Is imperforate hymen a common word?

imperforate hymen is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.