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chestnut
chestnut name for any species of the genus Castanea, deciduous trees of the family Fagaceae ( beech or oak family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by thin-shelled, sweet, edible nuts borne in a bristly bur. The common American chestnut, C. dentata, is nati... Read more
vagina

vagina is the Latin word for ‘sheath’, which makes an interesting comparison with the alternative word for a condom. From this same root, the term ‘invaginated’ means ensheathed, or turned in on itself, like the finger of an empty glove introverte... Read more

uterus
uterus in most female mammals, hollow muscular organ in which the fetus develops and from which it is delivered at the end of pregnancy . The human uterus is pear-shaped and about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long (it expands greatly during pregnancy); it normally lies in the pelvis, where it is supported by a ... Read more
Pap test
Pap test   Pap smear, or Papanicolaou test , medical procedure used to detect cancer of the uterine cervix. A scraping, brushing, or smear, is taken from the surface of the vagina or cervix and is prepared on a slide and stained for microscopic examination and cytological analysis. The ap... Read more
chorionic villus sampling
chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or chorionic villus biopsy (CVB) , diagnostic procedure in which a sample of chorionic villi from the developing placenta is removed from the uterus of a pregnant woman (see pregnancy ) using a fine needle inserted through the abdomen or a thin plastic catheter... Read more
human papillomavirus
human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 60 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease . Detectable warts can be or removed, usually by chemicals, freezing, or laser, but often recur. Intralesional alpha interfero... Read more
hysterectomy
hysterectomy , surgical removal of the uterus . A hysterectomy may involve removal of the uterus only or additional removal of the cervix (base of the uterus), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and ovaries (oophorectomy). It may be performed through a conventional abdominal incision or through t... Read more
cystitis
cystitis , common acute or chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder . The disease occurs primarily in young women and frequently results from bacterial invasion of the urethra from the adjacent rectum, most commonly with normally occurring intestinal bacteria such as E. coli. It is also common... Read more
estrogen
estrogen , any one of a group of hormones synthesized by the reproductive organs and adrenal glands in females and, in lesser quantities, in males. The estrogens cause the thickening of the lining of the uterus and vagina in the early phase of the ovulatory, or menstrual, cycle (see menstruat... Read more
birth control
birth control practice of contraception for the purpose of limiting reproduction. Methods of Birth Control Male birth control methods include withdrawal of the male before ejaculation (the oldest contraceptive technique) and use of the condom, a rubber sheath covering the penis. The condo... Read more

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Francis Bacon. (retrospective of painter's works at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...lost the Peloponnesian war. Writhing before a stark orange background, mouths either hardly visible or wide open in a vagina dentata-esque howl, these creatures are nevertheless oddly domesticated, more demons of the middle-class parlor than mourners... Read more
Andres Serrano at Paula Cooper. (New York).("The Interpretation of Dreams")(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 12/1/2001; ; 474 words ; ...Sex. Oedipus, for example, centers on a nude couple, a mature woman and a younger man who is fondling her breasts. Vagina Dentata, an extreme close-up of a woman's genitalia, shows several shark teeth protruding from the folds of skin. While the... Read more
Portia Munson at Yoshii. (New York, New York)(Review of Exhibitions)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 12/1/1994; ; 400 words ; ...paintings are depictions of pink items from the artist's stash. Dolphin Hairclip Under Glass looks like a stylized vagina (or vagina dentata) under a cake cover. This association is underscored by the close juxta-position of Mr. Softie, a dildo submerged... Read more
Badda Badda Gang.(NWS PRNT)
Magazine article from: The Fader; 9/1/2008; ; 399 words ; ...collabos, it's clear the trio represents a departure for dancehall, a voice that can sing suck yuh mudda and reference vagina dentata on the same track. TIMBERLEE Government name: TimberLee Heaven Breakout 45: Bubble Like Soup Zodiac sign: Gemini Favorite... Read more
Annette Messager: Marian Goodman Gallery.
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 11/1/2006; ; 568 words ; ...splaying their legs, fondling themselves, conversing on a bolster, transforming into a frog, a spider, a snarling vagina dentata, an intestine, a corporate logo, and a paperweight. The potential for perversion seems endless. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED... Read more
Lee Bontecou at Leo Castelli.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 2/1/2000; ; 443 words ; ...organic and mechanistic, Bontecou's constructions evoke multiple associations, from airplane engines and craters to the vagina dentata. Bontecou's drawings indicated how these abstract wall constructions morphed out of recognizable (albeit at times... Read more
Joy Episalla at Debs & Co.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 3/1/2000; ; 422 words ; ...We could read them as sexualized orifices--with zipper teeth perhaps obliquely referencing the mythic notion of the vagina dentata--or just as easily fall into a no less Freudian reverie as we remember slipping a hand into Mother's pocketbook, looking... Read more
Mette Petri at William Turner. (painting) (Venice, California)(Review Of Exhibitions)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 1/1/1994; ; 479 words ; ...description, although their imagery is tactile, creaturely: vaginal slits and gashes, anal vortices, plains of skin turfed with...gray terrain, highlights a strip of pubic barbed wire--or vagina dentata--hovering, appropriately enough, in no-man's land. In Her... Read more
Rona Pondick. (exhibit at Jose Freire Fine Arts)(Reviews)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 11/1/1993; ; 463 words ; ...repression, compulsion, and fetish, the detection of penises, vaginas, and breasts in every artwork--it's painful to read, not because...cunt/mouths, though they look less like cunts than like scrota dentata.) Hanging from the ceiling above these works was Legs, 1993... Read more
Clarina Bezzola at Cynthia Broan.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 4/1/2002; ; 419 words ; ...enormous, jutting, glistening incisors and molars that ring an oblong hole in the front. A dramatic representation of a vagina dentata, it foiled the relative modesty of the other garments, and suggested that women's fashion might also perpetuate the... Read more